Earth Day musings

An Estonian belief is that a life is not lived until one has planted a tree. Which is why we remember Konstantin Päts planting oaks, as they are the symbol of longevity. Visible. Not eternal, nothing on this day marking our concern about the future should be emphasized as such.

The slimster is writing as a reluctant gardener, also as a treehugger. Literally, as once years ago on a Conservation Authority hike in slippery March, this ink-stained wretch slipped on an icy hill and had to grab onto a tree to prevent a fall into a ravine. Resulting in cracked ribs. Trees can be good then – stopped the slide; bad as in damage to the human system. Oh well. That actually is a valuable message. Life is not easy.