Thanks for sharing this! Very strange to think about the history of the land we sit on, and the sadness of the beauty lost, but the hope of the beauty that is still there (and will be rebuilt). I love trees! But in South Africa, most of our big trees are not indigenous. Some can grow quickly and are farmed, others take over (they call them alien invasives). Our house was SO cold and dark (and pointed the WRONG WAY FOR THE MAXIMUM SUN, which is so important in South African winters because houses here have no heating and it can get to freezing at night!) BUT, after living here a while we realised it's not capturing as much sun as a north facing house, but it is pointed east towards the sunrise, which would have been visible over the valley before this block of "alien invasive trees" took over the field opposite our house.
This is lovely Grace and what a blessing to feel those nudges of healing ❤️🩹 Susan
Thanks for sharing this! Very strange to think about the history of the land we sit on, and the sadness of the beauty lost, but the hope of the beauty that is still there (and will be rebuilt). I love trees! But in South Africa, most of our big trees are not indigenous. Some can grow quickly and are farmed, others take over (they call them alien invasives). Our house was SO cold and dark (and pointed the WRONG WAY FOR THE MAXIMUM SUN, which is so important in South African winters because houses here have no heating and it can get to freezing at night!) BUT, after living here a while we realised it's not capturing as much sun as a north facing house, but it is pointed east towards the sunrise, which would have been visible over the valley before this block of "alien invasive trees" took over the field opposite our house.
thank you Grace. your gift for writing is a beauty to behold as well as the beauty you find yourself surrounded by.
Grace Hunter