Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot defend themselves or run away. And few destroyers of trees ever plant any; nor can planting avail much toward restoring our grand aboriginal giants. It took more than three thousand years to make some of the oldest of the Sequoias, trees that are still standing in perfect strength … Continue reading John Muir, Save the redwoods (Review)
John Muir
John Muir, A wind-storm in the forests
Being rather partial to trees, I could not resist reading "A wind-storm in the forests" by Scottish-born American naturalist/enviromentalist John Muir (1838-1914) when it lobbed in by email today as this week's Library of America story of the week. Anyone who has been to the stunning Yosemite - or visited the peaceful Muir Woods north of San … Continue reading John Muir, A wind-storm in the forests
Whispering Gums 