About a month ago we lost one of the most distinctive trees on the land, the Scots pine on the far side of the lake. It looked like a giant bonsai, with several large dead branches. The rot had extended down to the base and during a storm it broke. These are photos I took on my camera a few days afterwards.I also planted four new trees, the money for which had been raised by participants in the 2008 Sutrayana Seminary. For our 230 euros we managed to get a small Cedar of Lebanon, a paper bark birch, a Sweet Gum (Liquidambar) and a weeping beech.
As many of the magnificent trees on the land are probably nearing the end of their life, I have been trying to get new trees planted on a regular basis. And the French volunteer group put together by Franc planted hundreds of baby trees, and then re-planted them when we realised the land on which they had been planted was under contract with a farmer. The cows he brings would make mincemeat of them.
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ReplyDeleteAbout trees: we panted yesterday in the garden a Mimosa to symbolize the birth of our daughter Clara. It's a very simple and elegant light tree from the south-countries and we hope it will survive here in the Limousin, like us also... JF&K
ReplyDeleteAbout trees: we panted yesterday in the garden a Mimosa to symbolize the birth of our daughter Clara. It's a very simple and elegant light tree from the south-countries and we hope it will survive here in the Limousin, like us also... JF&K
ReplyDeleteThe best of luck to you all,
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