Monochromatic Monday on a Tree Tuesday While Making This a Thoughtful Daily Post

Right in front of our trailer on either side of the driveway are two Oak trees. I just love how they look next to each other; the sentinels of my neighborhood. I always feel like I am being welcomed home as we drive between then. They are old, more than 25 years because the place we live was set up 25 years ago. The owner told us that the whole area was filled with oak trees, but his father cleared out a lot of it to make farmland. Unfortunately, his father passed away before having a chance to finish, so the landlord turned this area into a very pretty trailer park. There are a lot of trees and plenty of shade.

John Muir said, “Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.” If anyone has found themselves on a walk along a tree-lined street, shaded hiking trail, or a tree-filled park, they will know there is not only a coolness that happens, but there is a moment of calm that can come over them. I often attribute this with the fact that they are breathing in the carbon dioxide I am expelling while I, in turn, breath in the oxygen they are letting go of. You do not get this from your house, car, or workplace; you only get it from green plants. I believe tress produces more oxygen more than anything else in your yard and so why wouldn't you want to commune with these giants. They are important to our survival so why not take care of them and appreciate what they do for us?