Tag: tree

Unity, and Trees, and Freedom

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Germany is one of the most densely forested countries in Europe with about a third of the land covered by trees. During the early 1980s the term “Waldsterben” was coined in Germany. The mainstream had started to take notice of the damage that forests were taking from acid rains. I remember at the time reading a French analysis about the fact that Germans seemed to be much more disturbed than other nations about this particular ecological disaster. Germans had a much more intimate and earnest relation to trees and woods, the article maintained.

Deutscher Herbstbaum

Hence I thought it would be a good idea to start Becky’s July Squares with a very German tree: it is sporting the colours of the German flag: black, red, and gold.

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Tree Square #1

The promise

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I had a stroll through the vineyards around here yesterday, and no green yet sprouting there. But the cherry and apple trees are busy putting out buds, even old and gnarly ones.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Sprout.

It doesn’t have to be a Christmas tree

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Bleibt gesund

It’s an old custom that has been revived during the last years: decorating trees in the garden with Easter eggs.

This works for a larger tree as well as for shrubs and planters.

This tree is adorned throughout the year. Whether by design or because it’s too much of a hassle to take the decoration down after Easter, I don’t know.

Schnullerbaum

And now for a completely differently tree: this dummy tree is in a park and toddlers hang their dummies there when they (or their parents) think they have outgrown them.

Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pick a topic from this photo.