Saturday, 7 November 2009

New roots

I miss my trees. I don't recognise anything here. I am looking at completely foreign plants with no clue as to how to use them. I have to start again completely from scratch. So far I have learnt nikau, ponga, kawakawa, bushman's friend, flax, tangleweed, white wood, reamu, cabbage tree, tea tree or manuca, nostercian and kauri.

I find myself longing to see a soft, pawing, green leaf from a twisted oak, or the dry orange litter from some a stand of beach. Where are my have all my trees gone - why, when I said goodbye to my family and friends, did I not also say goodbye to you too?

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful. Been trying to explain autumn to peoples tropical. Photos of beech best convey my homesickness.

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  2. Bindweed, not tangleweed Ed. Also nasturtium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasturtium and manuka. I had to use the wikireader for spelling nasturtium meself :)

    Vik :v)

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