Whenever I went to town I would pass this tree standing in a field. It no longer had fresh leaves and it seemed that other growing bushes were taking over.
And then, one day, as I passed the tree this was all that there was. The tree had been felled, it was no longer standing tall and firm. This was two years ago, but the remains are still there, left in the field for nature to do its work. In a last effort it even produced some green leaves.
RDP Tuesday: Sawyer
Whenever I see something like this, I think of the book, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
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I do not know the book, but will have a look.
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I must warn you that it is rather sad, especially for a children’s book!
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The rotting tree on the ground is good for the hedgehogs, I think.
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It probably is, although there are many wild animals which probably enjoy its presence.
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I’m not greatly up on these things but I knew they say that hedgehogs like it, however we have two fairly large piles of rotting tree which we left when we had to cut down a dead tree. They have been there for three or four years but I have never seen a hedgehog in the garden, loads of rabbits though!
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When my younger son was a teenager he would come home in the early morning hours at the weekend after a night out. We live in the country and he said there were many hedgehogs moving around our village. I have also found traces oh them on my porch
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Perhaps I need to get up earlier, not one of my strong points!
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