Sublime

I never tire of watching tree crowns move back and forth. I can see both the movement of the whole community and the movements of individual trees.

The Harivansa says, “An abode without birds is like a meat without seasoning.” Such was not my abode, for I found myself suddenly neighbor to the birds; not by having imprisoned one, but having caged myself near them.

Eigenschaften liegen in den Tieren geborgen: die Spannkraft des Tigers, die Majestät des Löwen, die Stärke des Bisons, die unheimliche Schläue des Fuchses, die Weitsicht der Eule. All das sind natürlich keine seelischen Eigenschaften bestimmter Arten, sondern Gesten des Lebens:

And this explains why it is so important to keep old trees. If they are cleared away, these little black guys can’t just wander over to the next tree; they simply don’t have the energy to do that.

The natural forest in Central European latitudes is overwhelmingly beech, and beech trees allow very little light to reach the ground. The yew, the epitome of frugality and patience, has decided to make the most of these conditions. Because it knows it can’t hold a candle to the beech in the growth department, it has decided to specialize in the fo

Leigh’s elm, Jean’s ash, Emmett’s ironwood, and Adam’s maple, each made from identical green puffballs.

Canetti, Elias (2002): Über Tiere.

She reads Thoreau over wood fires at night.