I still think, often, of the beautiful event for Big Tree I got to attend at the Brookline Booksmith. Ever since, sycamores have held a particularly special place in my heart. Which is why this bit of news from the UK really hurt: a 300-year-old sycamore tree near Hadrian’s Wall was cut down.
Soon after reading of that, I saw the announcement of this excellent website to go along with Big Tree: Click here for stories and science and so much more.
And I just want to encourage everyone, whether you’ve already read the book or not, to give thought to how long three hundred years really is, how short a time it takes to cut down those years, how the years lost won’t come back, and how we can grow to feel awe through art and literature.
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