Tree Reflection

While I was watching Treeline, I could not stop thinking about how the individuals shown are able to have such a specific passion for topics that are as overlooked as trees. I always find it interesting to listen to people who are experts on such niche topics, like paleoecology, talk about what they are passionate about. I can’t help but think that they must see the world in a way that I will never fully understand. For example, I physically cannot imagine what the world was like before humans, let alone be surrounded by trees and not feel alone, and yet there are scientists that do it naturally. I also found the tree doctor and her thoughts to be very heartwarming! I love how she feels a personal connection with trees and asks them how she can make them feel better. I couldn’t help but feel guilty as I looked over at my sad dead plant on my windowsill as she gushed over how important trees are to her and her family.

 

Poems About Trees was confusing and I could not exactly tell what she was trying to do. I found it interesting how as the poem progressed, the more unusual it became which made it compelling, because I did not know what turn the poem was going to take. I feel like this poem is describing something more than just trees, but I am not sure what.

 

I liked the passage by Hermann Hesse. I like how they describe human qualities. For example, I like how he describes a fallen tree as “its naked death-wound to the sun, one can read its whole history in the luminous, inscribed disk of its trunk.” I also like how he described trees as almost being nostalgic and reminiscent of childhood. It reminded me of my backyard when I was younger and how I subconsciously had my favorite trees to play under. Overall, I like how nature and trees can mean many different things to people whether it be from a scientific perspective or even a spiritual one.