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Wendy Ann's avatar

Beautiful. I think everyone needs to do this; I'll definitely be doing it later this weekend. My home is built on an old orchard, which I only found out about long after we moved here. There is a solitary apple tree in the garden, which I have formed a bond with. The previous owner appears to have neglected it but now, pruned, fed and looking really quite happy, it blossoms and fruits in abundance each year. I am considering planting a companion close by, although the jury is out on that one. It would be nice, I think 😁

Hedgerow Diary's avatar

Oh that sounds lovely. I am a bit in love with apple trees myself too! Such magic and folklore and generosity! 🙌

Oonagh Summerbell's avatar

Really beautiful. No wonder people's mental health is so affected, in this fast world where everything seems to be built upon. I thought this was a lovely meditation on our relationship with the land why it truly matters. Tomorrow I will be going into my little patch of garden and will carry your words with me.

Hedgerow Diary's avatar

Thank you Oonagh, I’m glad it resonated.

Nicola Golebiowski's avatar

What a lovely image this evokes, thank you ❤️

Hedgerow Diary's avatar

Thank you ☺️

Lucy's avatar

Oh this is so so beautiful ❤️ It speaks to me in so many ways. Thank you.

Hedgerow Diary's avatar

Thank you 🙏

Melissa @ Notes from Nature's avatar

Beautiful 💚🌿🙏

Lischer Tracy's avatar

I love “I can feel the land breathing, freed from concrete and heaviness.” I can feel it too. This is a beautiful concept you created, rolling back.

Clare Louise Larkin's avatar

Beautiful words- thank you for writing about our precious earth🥰

Catherine Grigg's avatar

Beautiful words

Catherine Grigg's avatar

I do this in my garden most days when I’ve completed my Sun Salutations

David Barton's avatar

A beautiful reflection ✨🙏

Hedgerow Diary's avatar

Thank you David 🙌

Cheryl Magyar's avatar

What a lovely heartfelt post ♥

This line really resonates with me - Streetlights blink off and disappear one by one... Now that, I would really love to see, not only the dark (which nature is in great need of), but the silence that comes with the absence of lights. How much lighter we all would be.

Kaeli J Wishart's avatar

This brought tears to my eyes. Such powerful description 🌱💚