Sweetfern, Comptonia peregrina, is neither sweet nor a fern. It looks like something the dinosaurs would have walked through, releasing the warmest, spiciest aromas of imagination.
"The largest single stemmed trees on earth, they are one of the oldest living things on the planet." I just finished reading The Invention of Nature where history and nature are beautifully combined.
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Big trees! Those are always a favorite.
ReplyDeleteBig, but not stronger of the man
ReplyDelete"The largest single stemmed trees on earth, they are one of the oldest living things on the planet." I just finished reading The Invention of Nature where history and nature are beautifully combined.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent! I hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel for the laptop.
ReplyDeleteI have often wished I could see a sequoia for real but don't suppose it will happen. I'm happy to content myself with you photo version.
ReplyDeleteI've only spent a few days walking amongst them, but in a way I've never left.
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