oak (for the love of trees series)

"Our ordinary mind always tries to persuade us that we are nothing but acorns and that our greatest happiness will be to become bigger, fatter, shinier acorns; but that is of interest only to pigs. Our faith gives us knowledge of something better: that we can become oak trees."          - E.F. Schumacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I see strong majestic trees such as these, I immediately feel a sense of awe in their presence. I think they are here, in part, to be inspirations of “strength”. Can you imagine the root system of this particular tree? Since this is a “city” tree her life giving roots are spread under yards of concrete. How deep they must go……