Tree Bark – in Early Spring it is the Only Interesting Plant

It is April – a time when we have all had enough of Winter. I went outside to see if there were any signs of spring – Nothing… I’m ‘barking up the wrong tree’ I guess.

If you look closely at a tree you’ll notice it’s knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully.
– Matthew Fox –

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I like the me who talks to trees to let them know how well they are doing and how good they are looking. I like the me who wakes up in the morning feeling joyful that there is so much to do instead of burdened because there is so much to do.
– John Robert McFarland –

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As the poet said, ‘Only God can make a tree’ — probably because it’s so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
– Woody Allen –

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If you plant a tree, don’t keep pulling it up by the roots to see how it’s growing.

Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.
– Bill Vaughn –