Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry. –Richard P. Feynman What do fractals and trees have in common? Well, according to the Reflective Educator: The growth of trees is actually a fairly mathematical process that at least involves fractal … Continue reading Fractals | #ThursdayTreeLove and Repeating Patterns
Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf. –Albert Schweitzer I’ve been looking forward to #ThursdayTreeLove all week. I’d intended to spend time in the company of trees this week, but between too hot … Continue reading #ThursdayTreeLove | Granddaddy’s Beard
For I [fully] satisfy the weary soul, and I replenish every languishing and sorrowful person. —Jeremiah 31:25 I spent four days this week working, resting, and resetting in a tiny bit of heaven—between water and trees—at Joe Wheeler State Park in Rogersville, Alabama. I resisted this work “retreat” because it was…well…more work, and I already … Continue reading #ThursdayTreeLove (But It’s Friday) | Between Water and Trees
Since today is Thursday, I bring you a bit of tree love for today’s joy break. I’m not usually on campus this time of the year, so I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the transformations of trees I usually only see late summer through early spring. While taking a short walk to escape the computer screen and … Continue reading #ThursdayTreeLove | Golden Flame Tree
A brief encounter with the cherry blossoms was the prayer my soul needed. Praying Mary Oliver It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t … Continue reading #ThursdayTreeLove | The Prayer I Needed
It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies. ― Matshona Dhliwayo About the image: My hubby shot the tree roots many moons ago at our favorite park in New Orleans, City Park. He shared this photo and other tree roots on his own blog some years ago. I am looking … Continue reading #ThursdayTreeLove | “The Root of It All”
Even though there are signs of spring, many of the trees around me are still skinny, naked, and exposed–shadows of their spring, summer, and early autumn selves. I thought about those trees this morning as I watched the sun fill the sky, a backdrop for the leafless trees. I contemplated one of the passages of … Continue reading #ThursdayTreeLove | Precious Joy
Isn’t this a stunning work of art? I pulled “Le Flamboyant,” the image above, from an old agenda that I can’t bring myself to toss because it is beautiful and educational. Though I love the rural scene depicted here, we all know I am drawn to this masterpiece because of the “flamboyant” or flame tree, … Continue reading #ThursdayTreeLove | Le Flamboyant
Everywhere I go I keep falling in love with trees and wanting to stay just a little bit longer. Gloomy weather some days and a packed schedule other days made time with the trees unlikely this week. Fortunately, late Saturday afternoon provided sunshine and milder temperatures, so I was able to get a strong dose … Continue reading #ThursdayTreeLove | A Calming Winter Walk
The color of winter is in the imagination. –Terri Guillemets? We interrupt Sunflower Month for our first #ThursdayTreeLove post of the year. I returned to campus yesterday, and of course, I escaped the office for brief moments and visited the trees. I took photos, but it was the two foggy morning shots I managed to … Continue reading #ThursdayTreeLove | Foggy Morn
