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Carrie
Unregistered User
(8/28/03 6:52 am)
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Fairy Forts
A fairy tree made the news today -- for those of you that are interested...
www.reuters.com/newsArtic...ID=3350464
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gormghlaith
Registered User
(8/28/03 12:06 pm)
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fairy tree, fairy condo
another 'fairy tree', though a bit on the cutesy side...
www.therecordherald.com/a...news09.txt
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RymRytr1
Registered User
(8/28/03 1:32 pm)
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Trees
As part "native american", I have the full feelings for
nature. I've tried, in the past, to explain the deep,
emotions that cause one to say that a tree or an
animal can be a "brother". Not a brother in the aspect
of physical (or even deep religion), but in the aspect of
sharing the earth.
When I eat wild berries, I see the plant, the roots,
the earth; all that it takes to produce the berries, and
then I realize that, at some point, I too should feed
the berry bush, with my body. This kindredness comes
from the interaction of natural causes upon the bodies
of both the thinking and unthinking "spirits"; that part of
each of us that exists while living, be it a human or
plant.
Point is then that, I hold an old tree in deep respect.
When someone wants to cut down a 100 year old tree
and tell me that they are planting 5 in its place, I ask
them how long will it be before we see another 100 yr
old tree? "One hundred years!" they say. "Wrong..."
I respond. Will you be around in 100 years, to see
the results of your re-planting?
And when we destroy a one-of-a-kind item, it is then,
lost forever. You may see photos, prints, copies of
the Mona Lisa. But if I burn it, all your substitutes
will not be the original!
{ok, putting soap box back under porch now...)
Rym Rytr aka WinterElk
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Nav
Unregistered User
(8/29/03 12:52 pm)
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I hope...
...you know your wild berries.
Interesting links.
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Jess
Unregistered User
(8/29/03 8:02 pm)
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Another take
There is a wonderful story about pagodas in "The Green Man" anthology edited by Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow. Pagodas, it turns out, are fairy dwellings (forts?) in the woods of France.
Jess
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Terri
Registered User
(8/29/03 11:18 pm)
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Re: Another take
Actually, Jess, pagodas are a kind of faery creature. In French folklore, they're made of porcelain or else at least look like porcelain, and have the shape of tiny oriental pagodas, hence the name.
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Jess
Unregistered User
(9/4/03 9:27 pm)
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Oops
Yes, you are right, of course, Terri. I loved the imagery in that story so that I somehow in my mind melded the creatures with the forts they were building. Thanks for setting the record straight.
Jess
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