I always have been, and am pretty sure I will always be a sucker for trees. A quick search for “trees” in my Flickr photostream brought up a number of imagines which were centered around trees or just had trees in the photo.

I am always compelled to shoot a tree or two. In any season or time of year they are always lovely, with or without leaves, tall, short, aspen or pine……you can learn from them. And they could teach you a great deal given the chance.

I think of their roots embedded into the ground, and it reminds me to anchor myself when I’m feeling unbalanced. I see how resilient they are, and it reminds me that I too have the power and will to survive and succeed against the odds.

Although they may be aesthetically pleasing, they are also ecologically important and provide a great deal to the environment in which we all live. From the air we breathe to the shade upon with we seek shelter, they are there, unfailingly and without asking for anything in return.

Donating to a worthy cause on Earth Day was the very least that I could do. I thank you all so very much for enthusiastically participating to help rebuild the Brazilian Rainforest through the efforts of The Nature Conservancy. The “Plant a Billion Trees” campaign is far from reaching their goal.

When I first put up the “Where’s your Green” post, they had 237,000 trees, now six days later they are up to 263,588! So, they’re getting there slowly but surely…………My total donation was $40.00 which equates to 40 trees; I had 18 request total to “Plant a Tree for Me!” and some who simply left a comment with the word tree in it, which I counted any way!

These photos are of all sorts of different trees, some here, some there…….from North Carolina, to Florida, and even Nevada…….a little of everywhere! None of which ever made it to the blog, which works out great since now I have something to share with you :o)

Thank you all again for keeping me inspired……it means so very much to me.