“Autumn Road,” November 2020
In a cool solitude of trees
Where leaves and birds a music spin,
Mind that was weary is at ease,
New rhythms in the soul begin. –William Kean Seymour
I’ve written enough about tree therapy on the blog for you to know that “talking to the trees” is definitely one of the ways I cope with life’s challenges. You’ve probably figured, then, 2020 has driven me to the trees more times than I can count.
I could not find time this week for a full tree therapy session, but I took advantage of drive time for quick doses.
The sight of autumn taking over as I drove to work was thrilling, and the drive through campus was like entering an autumn heaven. The reds, yellows, and oranges vied for my attention.
Some mornings, I parked, stood outside my car in the early morning quiet (before others arrived), and took it all in. I listened to the wind and trees sing in perfect harmony as the crisp leaves danced across the parking lot.
Even such short pauses with the trees shake off the madness.
If you want to read more about how trees help me cope, take a look at some of my older posts or click the #ThursdayTreeLove hashtag below:
- Consider the Trees, December 2014
- Pause for Sanity, January 2015
- Praying with Trees, February 2017
- The Oak and a Lesson in Self-Healing, October 2018
Hopefully, the posts will persuade you to try a bit of tree therapy!
I am joining Parul Thakur for #ThursdayTreeLove every second and fourth Thursday of the month. If you would like to play along, post a picture of a tree on your blog and link it back to her latest #treelove post.
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Have a Nice Weekend!🌹💃🏾
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Thanks for dropping in! You too!
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I love the canopy when the leaves are changing. It’s beautiful in my neighborhood!
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I love that too! I couldn’t resist standing in the middle of the road to get this shot. Fortunately, it was not busy at that time!
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Tree therapy is always so nice. I especially love the Fall trees.
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My favs…
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Thank you for reminding us of the healing power of trees. Just had a large dose of them this morning, in fact.
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Good for you! Make sure to get another dose soon–to keep the crazies away! 🙂
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Time with trees is like magic medicine. What a wonderful gift!
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Agreed! Magic medicine…that’s a great title for a post.
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🙂 Looking forward to that!
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Beautiful!
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Totally agree.. Tree therapy is my go to stress buster!
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Love that road lined with trees and those colors. What a sight to forget things around and revel in the beauty and calmness of nature. Thank you for sharing and joining, Chandra. See you tomorrow.
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Thank you! I’m in post is done and will be published shortly!
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My work place is surrounded by trees, and i love to watch as i move along, agree tree therapy makes a huge difference, thanks for sharing
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Isn’t it wonderful to work in a place surrounded by trees?
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