Page 61 - To know things we have to have the world inside us

“I sat quietly under her and observed the clouds that were being
whisked by the wind. I sat quietly and felt as if I was being blown
to another world. There were rustling leaves from the ground
and the leaves and branches of the trees rustled and ‘whished’
around. Almost as if they were talking…”

“I have always meant to walk down the road
and see where they are growing, up close…”

“An oak tree...I never liked it. I hated
it! The pondering tree. I started to
notice the life forms within it,
the faces…a weeping cross.
My Mum always loved this tree. She “The tree I see every day …
died when I was doing this project.” But, in 10 years, I have never come

to know it closely.”

“I planted this tree. I thought I knew it and could
share much about it! I came in close contact with the
trunk. My first surprise!

A further surprise and unexpected find was in how
my magnolia appeared depending on the perspective
from which I viewed my tree.”

“Willow
Bright green in the sunshine
Nobody noticed.”

“I have been looking at the orange tree in my back yard. I see it every day from my kitchen window but I only acknowledge it to
take note of any ripe oranges on its branches. Looking at it closely, I am taken aback initially at its absolute ugliness…. “

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