Reply #14: Have you ever stood in a circle of Redwood? [View All]

[jcldragon]

The parent tree would have died thousands of years ago, but from it sprang a circle of new redwoods. These were quite old when I encountered them... perhaps several thousand years old themselves. The ancientness pervades that place, a perspective on Time few generally regard. They grow there observing the passing of days, seasons, years. Millennia come & go, and they know all the doings of the creatures of the forest. They know every visible star in the sky, marking the flare-ups of supernovas, and even the positions of far off galaxies...

A few weeks ago, I am certain that somebody was near this place in the Muir Woods, talking on their cellphone to get the latest scores on their favorite sports team...

And just to be fair, I should also point out that despite the Wisdom within trees, they also have their mundane side. Often, all they want to talk about, is the weather. ;)