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Posted on April 27, 2018 by beth

“what did the tree learn from the earth to be able to talk with the sky?”

-pablo neruda

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image credit: claudia tremblay, montreal

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Filed under Life and tagged ann arbor, april, arbor day, earth, pablo neruda, sky, spring, tree, trees | 33 Comments

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David Kanigan on April 27, 2018 at 5:12 am said:

apparently a whole lot!

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 5:52 am said:
  
  quite a bit more advanced than we are –
  
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mlblogsredsoxlady35/lighthousekat on April 27, 2018 at 6:17 am said:

more than we thought if the tree is talking to the sky. ❤

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 7:07 am said:
  
  That’s right
  
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merrildsmith on April 27, 2018 at 6:59 am said:

❤

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 7:05 am said:
  
  ❤️
  
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markbialczak on April 27, 2018 at 7:34 am said:

Happy (Ann) Arbor Day, Beth. May you be rooted in joy today.

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 6:20 pm said:
  
  thank you, mark and you too –
  
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Chatter Master on April 27, 2018 at 8:12 am said:

And can the tree and sky teach us?

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 6:20 pm said:
  
  i think we need them to –
  
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  - Chatter Master on April 28, 2018 at 10:17 am said:
    
    Truth.
    
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Roy Sexton (Reel Roy Reviews) on April 27, 2018 at 9:02 am said:

Gorgeous

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 6:21 pm said:
  
  thanks)
  
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Judi Lynn on April 27, 2018 at 10:32 am said:

Great image and quote!

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 6:21 pm said:
  
  thank you, i fell in love with both of them –
  
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susanpots on April 27, 2018 at 11:00 am said:

I always love your quotes, this one is excellent!

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 6:22 pm said:
  
  thank you so much, susan. neruda is one of my favorite poets –
  
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indianeskitchen on April 27, 2018 at 11:36 am said:

That kids like to get closer to the sky by climbing them…lol I love the little girl in the tree!

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 6:23 pm said:
  
  they sure do –
  
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Lynz Real Cooking on April 27, 2018 at 12:58 pm said:

This is lovely

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 6:23 pm said:
  
  thank you so much )
  
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  - Lynz Real Cooking on April 27, 2018 at 7:31 pm said:
    
    most welcome
    
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PS on April 27, 2018 at 3:35 pm said:

Great Quote!!!

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 6:24 pm said:
  
  it’s a good one –
  
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tric on April 27, 2018 at 7:33 pm said:

Maybe to stand tall and look up not down?

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- ksbeth on April 27, 2018 at 10:34 pm said:
  
  yes, just one of the good lessons –
  
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K. D. Dowdall on April 28, 2018 at 7:53 am said:

Lovely!

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- ksbeth on April 28, 2018 at 7:57 am said:
  
  thank you )
  
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Seema Mishra on May 2, 2018 at 11:00 am said:

Great 👍👌

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- ksbeth on May 2, 2018 at 11:48 am said:
  
  thanks )
  
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Steve Schwartzman on May 5, 2018 at 1:46 pm said:

I see that the Neruda comes from a late work called El libro de las preguntas, The Book of Questions, completed just months before his death in 1973. All 74 of the poems consist entirely of questions.

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- ksbeth on May 5, 2018 at 1:51 pm said:
  
  I love that
  
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manyofus1980 on May 6, 2018 at 6:31 pm said:

beautiful ❤

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