"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall
never sit in." Greek Proverb
Guess we're going to find out how smart those Greeks were!
That saying caught my eye recently, probably because we're facing the removal of 6 big trees in our yard.... And I LOVE trees! Some darn bug, an "ash borer" by name, is practically decimating our beloved woods. Sure, I'll miss the shade these beauties have provided, but it goes deeper than that. I'm taking this personally because we purchased this home from my folks 10 years ago. The house has had its share of problems but it's our home now. It just seems the very things my late Dad had a hand in, are being chipped away at, needing to be replaced or repaired and that makes me sad.
I remember Dad, taking a break from his yardwork, sitting on the deck, enjoying the shade of these trees. The lot was wooded when they built the house...he didn't do the actual planting - but he tended to them to make sure they thrived.
It's probably good that my Dad's not here to see these trees come down. Would've been hard on him... he loved the woods even more than I do. We'll probably plant something hardier than the ones we're losing. We have no idea how long we'll be here to enjoy them...you know how life goes... Maybe those Greeks were onto something...
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