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sky otter

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ah good-bye tree
« on: February 21, 2014, 04:43:46 pm »


 :'( :(




ah good bye tree


you guys may know that last april we found termites in the older part of the house..it was a surprise  and not a good one
since then we had to have two huge pines taken out of the side yard and now the ash tree had to be taken down
it had emerald ash borers and the woodpeckers had  the bark pretty much stripped.. branches were loosing their grip and falling
hubby was afraid one of the big ones would hit someone on the head as they came in the drive..soooooooooo a call was made
and yeah looked like it may have had some termites or carpendar ants too
so now it’s down..
it was huge and all the trees I have planted won’t be that large in my life time so it’s also sad

here are the pics






I left yesterday cause I didn’t want to watch but it started to rain hard and this is what was left when I got back home









so after the wind this morning  it continued





















































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Re: ah good-bye tree
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2014, 05:20:22 pm »
Sky,

A poem for you, and your lost tree.

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A perfect night
the stars are sparkling bright
staring into the sky,
the little house in the creek
sits nestled under the tall mossy tree
the house aged by nature...beautiful
as the rain starts to pour
the tall mossy tree protects the house and its front door
the mossy tree bears the weight of the sky
as the house is kept dry
more clouds swarm in recklessly
lightning cracks as it sets fire to the tall mossy tree
the tree stands strong....
but i doesn't know if it can last long
as the rain runs down the tree's trunk and roots
like tears


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sky otter

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Re: ah good-bye tree
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2014, 08:07:27 pm »



BTS

thank you for the thought

but i have to say that was one sad poem
even worse than loosing the tree

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Re: ah good-bye tree
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2014, 08:24:04 pm »
Oh, so sorry! Let me try again,
I like this one.


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I never saw a discontented tree. 
They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted
they travel about as far as we do. 

They go wandering forth in all directions with every wind,
going and coming like ourselves,
traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day,
and through space heaven knows how fast and far! 

~John Muir

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sky otter

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Re: ah good-bye tree
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2014, 08:55:17 pm »
ok that was a nice one
but i am stuck with joyce kilmer and his story and the history of the forest that now bears his name
it is one of the places i haven't been that i will eventually get too
can you imagine walking thur that wilderness ..ahhhhhhhhhhhh





Trees
Trees
By Joyce Kilmer 1886–1918 Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.


A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;


A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;


A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;


Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.


Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.



http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/recreation/horseriding-camping/recarea/?recid=48920&actid=70

This forest is one of the Nation’s most impressive remnants of old-growth forest. The forest contains magnificent examples of more than 100 tree species, many over 400-years-old, and some more than 20 feet in circumference and 100 feet tall. This 3,800-acre forest was set aside in 1936 as a memorial to the author of the poem “Trees,” Joyce Kilmer, who was killed in action in France during World War I. This forest, part of the Joyce Kilmer-Slick Rock Wilderness, is maintained in its primitive state. The only way to see this forest is on foot. A 2-mile trail leads to the Joyce Kilmer Memorial and loops through giant trees. A restroom and picnic tables are located at the trailhead.





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Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
 
Location Graham County, North Carolina and Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Nearest city Tapoco, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°22?25?N 83°58?32?W? / ?35.37361°N 83.97556°W? / 35.37361; -83.97556Coordinates: 35°22?25?N 83°58?32?W? / ?35.37361°N 83.97556°W? / 35.37361; -83.97556
Area 17,394 acres (70 km2)
Established 1975
Governing body U.S. Forest Service

Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, created in 1975, covers 17,394 acres (70 km2) in the Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina and the Cherokee National Forest in eastern Tennessee, in the watersheds of the Slickrock and Little Santeetlah Creeks. It is named after Joyce Kilmer, author of "Trees." The Little Santeetlah and Slickrock watersheds contain 5,926 acres (23.98 km2) of old growth forest,[1] one of the largest tracts in the United States east of the Mississippi River.

The Babcock Lumber Company logged roughly two-thirds of the Slickrock Creek watershed before the construction of Calderwood Dam in 1922 flooded the company's railroad access and put an end to logging operations in the area. In the 1930s, the U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wars asked the U.S. Forest Service to create a memorial forest for Kilmer, a poet and journalist who had been killed in World War I. After considering millions of acres of forest land throughout the U.S., the Forest Service chose an undisturbed 3,800-acre (15 km2) patch along Little Santeetlah Creek, which it dedicated as the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in 1936.[2]

The sources of both Slickrock Creek and Little Santeetlah Creek are located high in the Unicoi Mountains, on opposite slopes of Stratton Bald, a 5,360-foot (1,630 m) grassy bald overlooking the southwest corner of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness. Slickrock Creek rises on Stratton's northwestern slope and flows northeastward to its mouth along the Cheoah River. Little Santeetlah rises on Stratton's southeastern slope and flows southeastward to its mouth along Santeetlah Creek.

The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest along Little Santeetlah Creek is a rare example of an old growth cove hardwood forest, an extremely diverse forest type unique to the Appalachian Mountains. Although there are many types of trees in Joyce Kilmer, dominant species include poplar, hemlock, red and white oak, basswood, beech, and sycamore. Many of the trees in Joyce Kilmer are over 400 years old. The largest rise to heights of over 100 feet (30 m) and have circumferences of up to 20 feet (6.1 m). The Slickrock Creek basin is coated primarily by a mature second-growth cove hardwood forest, although a substantial old growth stand still exists in its upper watershed.[3][4]
The Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness borders the Citico Creek Wilderness, which lies within the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee.

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Re: ah good-bye tree
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2014, 05:16:19 am »
I love tree's. I remember how much fun and peace they provided me as a child.

Climbing them, sitting in them..falling off them ;D

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Re: ah good-bye tree
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2014, 09:34:15 am »
Sky, did you ever read 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein? It's sad and lovely, just like your decimated tree.

Good-bye, tree. (sniff. wipes eyes with hanky)

At least your tall, gorgeous pine tree is still standing.  I hope that's a healthy one.

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Re: ah good-bye tree
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2014, 08:22:55 pm »


thanks Rose
yeah there are two hemlocks on the other side of the drive..i guard them daily

today the woodpeckers have been landing in them and raising hell that the ash tree is gone..

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Re: ah good-bye tree
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2014, 08:29:14 pm »
I'm sorry for the loss of your friends Sky.

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Re: ah good-bye tree
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2014, 08:40:59 pm »


thanks Shasta

 


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