“You know why trees smell the way they do?” Murphy asked, looking up from her hammering. “Sap?” Logan guessed. “Chlorophyll?” Murphy shook her head. “Stars. Trees breathe in starlight year after year, and it goes deep into their bones. So when you cut a tree open, you smell a hundred years’ worth of light. Ancient starlight that took millions of years to reach earth. That’s why trees smell so beautiful and old.”
~ By Frances O’Roark Dowell in 'Where I’d like to be'
Lovely shot, Gemma. I find the leaves as interesting as the flowers on banksias. Many thanks for joining the Friday Greens meme, I look forward to more of your contributions in the weeks ahead!
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I always love to see Banksias when I go to Maui. Tom The Backroads Traveller
It is so different! Beautiful!
I love the shapes of both the leaves and the flowers.
Lovely shot, Gemma. I find the leaves as interesting as the flowers on banksias.
Many thanks for joining the Friday Greens meme, I look forward to more of your contributions in the weeks ahead!
PS: Thank you also for putting my "Friday Greens" meme on meme register :-)
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