‘The road goes ever on’ wrote that master
storyteller, J. R. R. Tolkein, ‘And I must follow, if I can, / Pursuing it with
eager feet.’
Tolkein might have been writing about me,
particularly when that road, pathway or trail leads me through a stand, a
grove, a forest of trees. I simply can’t resist. I find a deep sense of peace
and harmony walking beneath the towering giants of an ancient woodland, a
feeling of infinity and life everlasting, a sense of humility in the face of
Nature’s miracles. I am also curious – hugely and overwhelmingly curious to
discover where the path leads. It’s a child’s curiosity that has continued to
beguile and enchant me throughout my life.
So, for this month’s celebration of trees I’m sharing
some of the pathways that have enticed me to follow them through the trees in
the four weeks that have passed since I came to live in the Welsh capital city
of Cardiff
If you’re a tree lover like me, then you might like to check out my previous months’
celebrations of trees by clicking on the following links: January (one
particular favourite), February (about lime avenues), March (on the subject of forests), April (about the greening of the trees
in the British springtime), May (on the New Zealand pohutukawa), June (about some of Auckland’s most notable
trees), and July (honouring ten wondrous trees
from my international travels).
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