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A tree of great intelligence, he called it, a camel among trees, able to store enough water to keep it going through long periods of drought, an almost everlasting tree. There were some around Jerusalem, he told me, that are estimated to be two thousand years old. In Provence, the olive has gone through some hard times, suffering from both man and
... See morePeter Mayle • Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France (Vintage Departures)
It had to be the two of them because herd animals should not be kept alone, and the fact that only one of them could be ridden was just fine with me, because I was out of the picture
Peter Wohlleben • The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
Minangkabau forests.
John Keay • The Honourable Company: History of the English East India Company
No, Adeline has decided she would rather be a tree, like Estele. If she must grow roots, she would rather be left to flourish wild instead of pruned, would rather stand alone, allowed to grow beneath the open sky. Better that than firewood, cut down just to burn in someone else’s hearth.
V. E. Schwab • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The scientist counted 2,041 animals belonging to 257 different species.48 Tree crowns even contain specialized wetland habitats.
Peter Wohlleben • The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller
Rob Hardy • The Ungated Manifesto
Who Owns England?: How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back
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