Loved reading your descriptive writing on Lake Superior!! The way you describe your travels through MI brings back memories from our trip! The way u wrote about the Tamarack Trees built up anger and then relief as you became more knowledgeable about their history! Great writing!
Thank you, Gloria. Learning about the tamaracks was quite a lesson in a lot of things: assumptions, knowing, and the value of research! And, yes, it was so beautiful!
I feel that I’ve come home when I enter the San Francisco Bay Area. Even though not indigenous, I feel like I’ve come home when I breathe in deeply the eucalyptus. When I see the mighty pines, and feel the fog’s mists on my face. And like when my heart slows as I walk into a room of impressionist paintings. I come back to being centered in myself again. Thanks for your story that reminded me of mine.
I spent large parts of my life in forests too. And I so appreciate your essay. I especially like the idea that by naming rings, we become more aware of our relationship to them. Also your discovery about the tamaracks. When I moved to Traverse City, I had the same experience until one of the congregants native to the area informed me otherwise. Then I began to appreciate their beauty and their oddity. Thanks, Annette.
Loved reading your descriptive writing on Lake Superior!! The way you describe your travels through MI brings back memories from our trip! The way u wrote about the Tamarack Trees built up anger and then relief as you became more knowledgeable about their history! Great writing!
Thank you, Gloria. Learning about the tamaracks was quite a lesson in a lot of things: assumptions, knowing, and the value of research! And, yes, it was so beautiful!
I feel that I’ve come home when I enter the San Francisco Bay Area. Even though not indigenous, I feel like I’ve come home when I breathe in deeply the eucalyptus. When I see the mighty pines, and feel the fog’s mists on my face. And like when my heart slows as I walk into a room of impressionist paintings. I come back to being centered in myself again. Thanks for your story that reminded me of mine.
It’s good to be reminded of what centers us. I’m glad my writing did that for you.
Well written, Annette! Really enjoyed reading this!
Thanks, Barbara! That means a lot.
I spent large parts of my life in forests too. And I so appreciate your essay. I especially like the idea that by naming rings, we become more aware of our relationship to them. Also your discovery about the tamaracks. When I moved to Traverse City, I had the same experience until one of the congregants native to the area informed me otherwise. Then I began to appreciate their beauty and their oddity. Thanks, Annette.
I guess I should have learned about tamaracks when I lived in Traverse City, but I somehow missed the whole thing!