This morning I woke with a determination to do more work and make several steps forward in my struggle with the English language.
What I actually did was blog, make breakfast, watch TV, make lunch (which was soup and a sandwich), mess about on the computer, watch TV, snooze, cruise eBay, watch TV and make the sandwiches for tomorrow. The actual “work” element of the day (unless you count TV and eBay as “research”) was about two hours.
It is now just past midnight and I really should get to bed, but I thought I’d make one more post before retiring.
I had a letter from the Ribble Rivers Trust. I donated a year or so ago to plant a couple of trees. They sent me a letter and certificate then disappeared from view. The new letter tells me where the trees are planted and provide a photograph of a couple of holly leaves and some out of focus tree planting tubes on a hillside. I hope they were aiming for an abstract effect, because if they weren’t I have to question their thought process on this one.
I will probably not live to sit in the shade of the trees which I am paying to plant, which is, they say, a sign of a mature society. It’s also a sign that I should have started supporting tree planting schemes years ago, then I might have been able to benefit.
Tootlepedal, of course, is well ahead of me on this – he is involved in a plot which is raising enough seedlings to cover Scotland in trees.
“he is involved in a plot which is raising enough seedlings to cover Scotland in trees” . . . if they survive the winter and the rabbits and being planted by amateurs.
Even the largest forest had to start somewhere . . .
Yay for tree planting! Thought you might like to know that Maine is 80% forested.
That’s because you were sensible enough to leave it alone. We burned ours in the Industrial Revolution.
A generous nod to Tootlepedal
He deserves it, as do you. My WP mentors.
🙂 Thank you
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Some species grow very fast. What kind of tree did Ribble plant for you?
I’m not completely sure what sort of tree it is. After my experiences of tree planting on the farm I’ll just be happy if it survives.