About the trees
Tree Hugging Lessons start early in our house
One of my favorite Dr. Seuss books has always been The Lorax, and it has inspired all sorts of artistry in me over the years, tree-hugging, pseudo-hippie-freak, liberal environmentalist and conservationist, and reincarnated dryad that I am.
It’s always been incredibly important to me to instill the same love of nature in my children. The photo to the right was my son’s first (documented) lesson. We thought it would be amusing to literally hug trees, and for a six month old, it worked. Mommy and Daddy are very silly if his giggles are to be believed.
So when I heard that The Lorax was being made into a movie, I was absolutely giddy. When the paper came home from my son’s school announcing that the school was sponsoring a Family Movie Night at our local theater to see the movie for only $5.00 a person (including adults and siblings), I was all over that. The movie reminded me yet again, both why I love Dr. Seuss (Happy belated birthday, BTW, Theo!) and why I love this book in particular.
My son is eight now and definitely “gets it” but we still have work to do with my four-year-old daughter apparently.
The Song of the Dryad
Originally posted on June 17, 2009
"A Tree Falls" (March 8, 2012)
I speak for the trees
for the dead falling leaves
for spring buds revealed
for hardened knots concealed
I speak for the woods
for somebody should
for the things that we waste
for things uneasily replaced
I speak for their souls
for their lack of control
for their sad siren songs
for the trees have no tongues
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“I speak for the trees,
for the trees have no tongues.”~ The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
