Tree of the Day: Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) 'Castagno "Miraglia"' across from Eremo di Camaldoli, Poppi, Tuscany, Italy. Photo: ValidoCapodarca (2016)
[h/t Scott Horton]
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“Tell me what it's like to live without
curiosity, without awe. To sail
on clear water, rolling your eyes
at the kelp reefs swaying
beneath you, ignoring the flicker
of mermaid scales in the mist,
looking at the world and feeling
only boredom. To stand on the precipice of some wild valley,
the eagles circling, a herd of caribou
booming below, and to yawn
with indifference. To discover
something primordial and holy.
To have the smell of the earth
welcome you to everywhere.
To take it all in, and then,
to reach for your knife”
~Letter to the Person Who
Carved His Initials into the
Oldest Living Longleaf Pine in
North America
by Matthew Olzmann
-Southern Pines, North Carolina
There probably is no place like Tuscany in the world. The very landscape itself is a big animated painting. And then the Etruscans, Romans & Medieval and Renaissance Italians build those amazing houses and cities.
Music :: Ghostrifter Official - Demised to Shield. CCBY
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