The Nurse Trees Story written by ~CatFinch

Thanks for sharing this, it is wonderful. I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before - did you write it?

No it has never been anywhere before....I just wrote it ..thanks..out of my mind and onto GOY.~Cat

What a lovely blog and indeed a lovely idea Cat...and beautifully described and written too.
Nurse trees I was always led to believe were big trees that were faster growing and stronger than a neighbouring sapling - perhaps of another variety - which it thus sheltered until the sapling thrived to such an extent that it outgrew and indeed overwhelmed and killed the Nurse tree.
Having said all that - I much prefer your story and will now look upon fallen trees with a totally different eye in future! I adore mosses and lichens and the like and Nature wastes nothing....so you can see that your delightful Nurse Trees are indeed nature's little nurseries.

Well thought out Cat :o)

Wow - must have been deja vue!

I believe, Claire, that a world conciousness does exist. :)

Alz..indeed I am sure there are the Nurse Trees of which you have been told..there are many in many ways..it would give us all peace if we could always remember them in their various forms. Thank you for your compliments... :)

TT... :) Thank you...

I see you ..GF and Drc thank you for acknowledging and liking my blog.. :)

Very thought provoking Catherine.....thank you...

You have a very deep mind Cat, thanks for sharing this its very good and certainly makes one think and appreciate nature.......

Thank you AmbleAlice...it was intended to and I appreciate your acknowledgment..of that... :)

Linclass...thank you...I do spend a lot of time deep in my mind...rummaging and rummaging around...xx warm hugs.

The ultimate sacrifice. Oh that we could all be as Nurse Trees.

Beautiful Cat :~)) xx

Thank you Sue...I feel we must try in some way to be as the Nurse Trees..giving without want of recieving. It is Christmas time and tree cutting time..I think it is a good time to appreciate what they really mean to our earth.

Thank you Arlene, Aster and derekf...I appreciate your acknowledgement with your likes given.. :)

Beautiful and thought-provoking words Cat..thank you .

I think everybody above has said it all. Prose at its best.

That was lovely Cat :o)

:-)))))

being in tune with nature is a empathy more people should have. beatiful sentiments.

Thank you BB..you are most welcome...Ponty Thank you so much..what a dear heart you are.
Hywel Thank you
Barbara....I love your smiles..thank you..
SBG...thank you... :)
all of you who have given likes of appreciation....with no comment..I appreciate your ackowledment so much...Toto, Terry 60, Wagger, Geniusscuffy..

~Cat

Potbound xx :)

What a thought provoking subject so eloquently expressed by one of my favourite GOY members. This insight into nature is apparantly not accepted by 41% of population here who do not believe that man's activities are affecting climate change. Perhaps if the message was expressed as beautifully as in your writing then more would be converted to the cause of planting rather than removing forest from our ecosystem. I can imagine an alien writing the history of our planet: Mankind killed off the kings and queens of the natural world and because there were not enough nurses the planet got sick and mankind became extinct. Such is life and nature. I wonder if our political leaders can see the wood for the trees at the forthcoming climate change conference? Thank you for this creative and vitally important contribution. I hope everyone on GOY gets to read it.

Hear, hear GF !!!

Thank you GF,one of my favorite members on GOY as well... :) for your insightful comments..and to you Sue for your encouragement..

The pleasure is all mine Cat :~))

Sorry I made a mistake as have 59% of the population polled in the survey that resulted in the lead story in the Times newspaper on 14 November 2009. I got the percentages the wrong way around. The people who answered the poll got the answer wrong. The article starts "Less than half the population believes that human activity is to blame for global warming according to an exclusive poll for the Times."

Unfortunately, closer second time around GF :~(

Sue - After commenting the first time from memory, I went and found the newspaper article in my bag of papers awaiting recycling. I didn't take the papers for recycycling after reading recently that some members compost them. But I did not compost my papers. Thinking further about the issue, it occurred to me that if we compost paper instead of recycling then more trees might be cut down to satisfy the demand for paper. So I have decided I will continue to take my paper for recycling. This seems to me the best decision unless paper compost is good for growing trees and that is the intention.

Lovely blog, Cat!

Thank you Marie... :)

You're welcome!! :~D

I just wanted to tick I like this blog because you said it all there is nothing I can add Catherine. Enjoy Christmas everybody

A thought provoking blog and a different way of looking at a fallen tree.

Madaboutplants..thank you for coming and giving a like..! Merry Christmas to you too...it is such a heart filled loving holiday! xx

Mavis ..thank you as well.and I am more than happy that it has given you a new thought to add to your thoughts as you enjoy a walk in the woods.

Lovely blog Cat.---Yes, -----how could I not.

Thank you Valadel.. :)

I have seen these nurse trees in the cedar forests many times and never thought of them in these terms. Nice eye opener. Good job on the blog!

Thanks Paula.. :)

Just found this, Cat! It is truly thought-evoking, and can smell the forest scents as I read! :-)) Have a wonderul Festive Season, with many wonderful forest walks between snacks, lol!!! :-))

Good idea..lol..Thank you David..xx