Trees

Muscle pain is starting to let up a bit. I can't seem to get the hike up Mt. Yoichi off my mind. I think about the next trek... Yotei? I have a few days off next week and I've never climbed it. Maybe I'll give it a go next Tuesday weather permitting. There were some great trees behind Kiroro near Mt. Yoichi. As I was walking down from the mountain on Sunday I was reminded of one of my favorite children's books The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

What does that tree symbolize? I tend to think that for me it's straight and simple. The tree is a tree, not a parent. A tree is a symbol of our planet Mother Earth. She gives selflessly and we take.

I hugged a few trees last Sunday...

Ecologically,

Pat