Would you do it?

That is one ugly tree! I couldn't open it up at work so I had to wait till now!!

Dancing naked around the tree..um....no, thanks!

  I love old trees this is not one of the prettiest ones i have seen and yes i always dance naked around treeslol

You people need to know your history..Brtiain and it's "Sacred oaks" are something special..has nothing to do with the devil...Jason and the Argonaunts were to sail to fair Brtain to find the "Golden Fleece" of healing..it was the mantle of golden misletoe that only Oak trees could grow in Britain, and at Soltice, when the sun shined upon them, they looked like an golden fleece from afar...and it was said that they could "heal" any and all wounds of the daring adventruous warriors of the day...so it was they were harvested an an potion made for all those in the world needed healing. I had an poem around here one time about Oak trees, as they planted them in my neighborhood when the houses were "new"..something I wanted..as they are also at Reed College and my maternal grandmother's legacy is of the "Reed"(Reade) family. When my husband use to work for "Pete" they always sent him down there in the fall to the college for the seeds off those oak trees. Anyway, it starts out that someone whom plants an "Oak" plants for prosperity. They plant for the future.Not only do the mighty trees provide homes to the birds, and food for all, but they also stretch out thier limbs to protect from the storms in life. As well testified, they can live 1,000 years or better. I was just broiling mad when some of the neighbors cut down their trees and surprisingly they have been the first to leave the area also. thier houses have turned over owners many times. But the mere subject of trees is another factor. The Native Ameircans say that they are our ancestors in "spirit"...I thought about that all night long up near Badger lake with the Scouts, sitting in an "bowl" that made me feel like I was inside an old volcano "pit" with an winter storm coming...we left the next day early, as it was snowing by the time we got to the top, this is across from Mt. Hood, and well remember those trees "howling" all night long... until that night I'd only read stories about trees howling in the wind.. Had we stayed any longer hard telling what would of become of us..it was the first snow fo the season, and it dumped enough snow, I'd be lucky to be here now. But my second thing with trees, having read the "Hug a tree" practice..I did it up one time in "Wildwood Park" an felt like I was lifted up off the ground, my eyes closed. .so when we got to the Redwoods(California) on vacation, boy I just had to try it out. these trees had been around when Jesus was born...it's impossible to put your arms around one...I felt "different" like it wasn't your ordinary tree, and as I felt it, I felt an "falling" of the ground below and churning and was so scared I broke off with the tree. I had started with asking the tree to tell me of things ahead, I need to know about as an "warning". I went into the Redwood shop and was talking to the lady there and found out that one reason they have been around so long is because they don't have an central root system, they have tap roots all around the trunk that go downward. as we travelled on, we were headed toward San FRancisco the next morning, but we stopped near Clear lake for the evening, and it weighted on my mind so badly what had happen, that I told my husband to turn around, I was done vacationing. Well, good thing,.. had we kept going we might of been on the San Francisco Bridge during the Loma Preita quake, or the one where half an span of bridge over the San Francisco Bay fell on top an lower section...taking cars and people right along with it. I have always felt, while I was playing around with this new "Hug an tree" that they may of helped save my life back then. Lastly I would like to say the Bhudda teachings...trees are "sacred" to them also, all you need plus shelter and food can be obtained from an tree. they have something like the Virtues 10..in that you can't obtain an ego (this house belongs to me),, you can't do acts of sinfulness (everyone can see your every move), they do not harbor dirt as an house does (ease of cleaning), you can move to an different tree if there's an large crowd (no fighting over them like property), you can obtain fabric from them, (they can provide clothing that are so little in cost that no one is apt to steal them and leave you naked), by the same token they provide heat to the body when needed, or cooking of food when needed (they leave little mess behind for using the fire-pit)...with candles they provide an perfect "alter" for prayer...thier ease of finding alone is God's blessign to us all..know of ny other planets iwth trees?...anyway, trees are precious to all those that hold "life" sacred. (Tree of life)....By all means do save the trees.