Archive - Talking with a Tree

We’ve been in Australia for two and a half months now.

Jun 17 •

May 2025

Separation and Connection

Talking with Tassie Trees

May 5 •

April 2025

Human Context of Trees Down Under*

This is the post that wouldn’t let me move on until I had finished it...

Apr 25 •

How to Talk with a Tree

A reader recently asked whether I had any suggestions about how to connect with trees.

Apr 13 •

March 2025

Keep Calm and Carry On

My dad will be 99 this year.

Mar 30 •

The Power of Listening

Not all trees want to talk.

Mar 18 •

It's ok to be woke

This post is hard to write.

Mar 11 •

Children and Trees

This weekend we came to town to look after the grandchildren.

Mar 2 •

February 2025

Today I clambered up into the tree’s lower branches and perched myself in the nook of her great limbs.

Feb 23 •

Love is all you need

I talked with the tree on Valentine’s Day.

Feb 15 •

All are equal, but some are more equal than others

**Content warning: this post became something of a history lesson!

Feb 6 •

Slow Down, Rest

Last Saturday, after I made my first post on Friday, I dutifully went out to have my daily conversation with the tree.

Feb 1 •

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