tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post5743648864301463404..comments2023-11-13T02:00:52.653+11:00Comments on life's free treats: Treesmeggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-53311826745533062522007-01-07T08:49:00.000+11:002007-01-07T08:49:00.000+11:00A wonderful post, I loved reading of your experien...A wonderful post, I loved reading of your experiences and tying them to trees; splendid symbols! Thanks for weighing in on my quilt naming contest, stop back by my blog next week to cast your vote!Mrs. Goodneedlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453388163219666450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-45680601122149928592007-01-07T07:14:00.000+11:002007-01-07T07:14:00.000+11:00What a lovely post on trees, Meggie! And you have...What a lovely post on trees, Meggie! And you have so many memories; I love reading them. I share the same sentiments about having trees about and planting trees. We only burn 'deadfall' in our wood stove. And I've been nagging my husband for the last two years to set aside some money for me to buy some good-size trees to plant, partly for the environment and the critters, and partly to serve as privacy. I just love looking at trees, and we have trees all about us, but we need some closer to our house too. :) Thanks so much, Meggie, for sharing your memories with us...I feel as if I 'know' you more each time I read a post of yours. ;pAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386388066709376768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-56120494090553948922007-01-07T06:52:00.000+11:002007-01-07T06:52:00.000+11:00I feel like planting a tree! What a wonderful musi...I feel like planting a tree! What a wonderful musing about Trees. Happy New Year Meggie!Lois R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01248538379641320038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-60197763141950964572007-01-07T01:31:00.000+11:002007-01-07T01:31:00.000+11:00I too went to a country school surrounded by trees...I too went to a country school surrounded by trees and with a creek which we were not supposed to go into but did regularly anyway. Our trees were probably all different from yours but your story brought back memories anyway. One thing we lack here is the large number of flowering trees you have over there. We have a few but they are mostly shrubs like lilac. I was impressed by the huge Jacarandas in flower when we went to Australia.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-82106693789938481932007-01-06T17:27:00.000+11:002007-01-06T17:27:00.000+11:00Meggie hello from Central victoria, what a lovely ...Meggie hello from Central victoria, what a lovely tree story and I do love the green and fresh look of your picture I wish there was more green to look at here but not at the moment I am afraid.<br /><br />When I was first married my hubby was in the army and so we lived in many army homes if I go back and visit them now they will be hard to find behind the trees :o) well I hope so anyway.....you see I grow trees anyplace even over the pipes I am afraid! lol lol lol<br /><br />I guess it was because like you the memories of school days and the trees in the country schools I went to have fond memories for me.......why! I even got my very first kiss under a pepper corn tree and it still stands there today some 47 plus years on!!!!<br /><br />It has been so nice to visit your blog and I look forward to visiting again.<br />Lee-annPear tree cottage!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10056634124523395270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-16461141535279244192007-01-06T15:31:00.000+11:002007-01-06T15:31:00.000+11:00Love the tree story. And I want some of that lush ...Love the tree story. And I want some of that lush green-ness from your photo. The drought is turning Melbourne into a dustbowl.Stomper Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038937073264645029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-45476770185989681942007-01-06T12:47:00.000+11:002007-01-06T12:47:00.000+11:00There are more tree stories I could write about!
I...There are more tree stories I could write about!<br />I am in agreement about the sterile looking housing estates, with no space for trees. How awful.<br /><br />I have never regarded the leaves as 'enemies'- they are wonderful mulch to go back to the earth!<br /><br />Yes, most rural schools in NZ do have pools, & no the pool wasnt used by the community in our small town. The community had it's own public swimming baths, & we had our swimming carnivals there, as it was an Olympic sized pool. I suppose our school one, was smaller- it didnt seem to be too deep, & no diving was allowed.<br />We were shocked when we came to live over here, to discover Aussie schools didnt have pools! In such a hot country we thought they would have been routine.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-76077012434483966312007-01-06T11:19:00.000+11:002007-01-06T11:19:00.000+11:00I loved reading about your memories, because I liv...I loved reading about your memories, because I live in a house surrounded by trees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-11109646908827400232007-01-06T10:56:00.000+11:002007-01-06T10:56:00.000+11:00Wonderful memories you have stirred up, Meggie. S...Wonderful memories you have stirred up, Meggie. Some of my earliest recollections of Primary School are the trees and shrubs that grew nearby.<br /><br />Mention of the oak tree reminded me of one of the first books I was given after I learned to read. It was called "The House in the Oak Tree", about some children in England who built a cubby house in a big oak tree. I loved that book.<br /><br />Alas, so many housing blocks are too small to allow for any decent sized trees, thus increasing the overall heat in these estates and the increasing reliance on air-conditioners, adding to the greenhouse effect. It's all so short-sighted - the only 'view' being that of the $$$ in the pockets of governments and land developers.<br /><br />You mention about the swimming pool being built at the school. That was one thing that we noticed when visiting NZ nearly 40 years ago, the number of rural schools that had a swimming pool. We assumed that they were also used by the community. Was this the case?Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901064145483995261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-65317552187693575122007-01-06T08:34:00.000+11:002007-01-06T08:34:00.000+11:00Ah Meggie,
It is all about perspective and person...Ah Meggie,<br /><br />It is all about perspective and personal experiences. You have lovely memories of the trees in your life.<br /><br />While I was growing up, my parents' house was surrounded by 4 large gum trees. That, due to woodworm, has reduced to 2 now. But, to this day, my mother is obsessed by the leaves they drop in her yard, and is forever out there raking them up. She no sooner finishes, then along comes a breeze, and down they come again! Then, their gutters are always getting clogged, no matter what they try to do to combat it.<br /><br />I always vowed I would never buy a house surrounded by trees. I never wanted my life dominated by such things.<br /><br />Enter into my life MDH, who would read your post with much admiration and agreement. He loves trees. He is filled with disgust at a lot of the new housing developments we drive through now, his only comment is "where are the trees? Not one bloody tree! This place is ugly, let's go!".<br /><br />It's gonna get interesting later in the year when we start looking for a house! :)Aunty Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433383999833031264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-59212994466954461322007-01-06T08:33:00.000+11:002007-01-06T08:33:00.000+11:00" i think that I shall never see a poem lovely as ..." i think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree". I loved reading about your memories of trees.....mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.com