tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post1237797986879900963..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: European Tree of the Year Crafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-90253133553766034482014-02-07T16:56:23.620+00:002014-02-07T16:56:23.620+00:00not heard of the contest - makes me wonder how the...not heard of the contest - makes me wonder how the yew at Fortingal is getting on these days.Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-67683010378884037352014-02-07T12:41:59.472+00:002014-02-07T12:41:59.472+00:00Jus voted… wow!Jus voted… wow!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-57399942841556053952014-02-07T12:38:45.368+00:002014-02-07T12:38:45.368+00:00what a gorgeous tree… it surely inspires me!what a gorgeous tree… it surely inspires me!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-88242832477175140162014-02-06T16:45:57.444+00:002014-02-06T16:45:57.444+00:00Like Ms. Sparrow, I would love to know how old it ...Like Ms. Sparrow, I would love to know how old it is as well. I think trees have stories :)Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-88899903109039824292014-02-05T05:10:03.643+00:002014-02-05T05:10:03.643+00:00Great idea! I bet there will be some dandy candid...Great idea! I bet there will be some dandy candidates!RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-60929915280009346192014-02-04T21:21:57.235+00:002014-02-04T21:21:57.235+00:00I wish it said how old the tree is. It looks like ...I wish it said how old the tree is. It looks like it has been through a lot!<br /><br />I think you're right about the red squirrel. I used the wrong picture on my blog. Our red squirrels are less "ornamental" than yours.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-11900194712108155682014-02-04T20:21:42.003+00:002014-02-04T20:21:42.003+00:00Well it has to be an oak doesn''t it - the...Well it has to be an oak doesn''t it - they are all such wonderful trees. That photo with the violinist is superb.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-36568747472344042782014-02-04T19:33:49.765+00:002014-02-04T19:33:49.765+00:00What an evocative photo.What an evocative photo.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-83200876758542086532014-02-04T17:04:08.007+00:002014-02-04T17:04:08.007+00:00"According to local legend 18th century fiddl..."According to local legend 18th century fiddler Niel Gow wrote many of his most famous tunes underneath the tree."<br />This sentence reminds me of being in Hawaii about a thousand years ago and sitting under the Banyan tree where Robert Louis Stevenson is said to have written.Maureen @ Josephina Ballerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026799070718705353noreply@blogger.com