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Tree Village

Long ago when I was in grade 3, our class visited Pioneer Village to learn about the history of the region and life in the 1860s. Upon returning from our trip, my friends and I transformed these giant evergreen trees in the school field into what we called 'Tree Village'. We each claimed a tree and built our huts at the base of the trunks. We had a Tree Village Leader and even used the pine cones as currency to buy and trade things we'd find or make out of anything we could get our hands on.

I look back fondly on Tree Village and the memories we created by imagining and creating a relationship with what these beautiful and magnificent coniferous trees could be.

(Photo by mrmac04 at Morguefile.com)

My Mango Tree

When I was little, my family and I would visit our grandparents. In the back of their home stood a beautiful mango tree and that tree would provide the most delicious mangos. Hundreds of mangos hanging from its branches and we would spend hours just sitting at the base of the tree eating fresh fruit. It was surreal.Perhaps it was not apparent at first, but those memories helped me understand the importance of nature. Nature affects us in all aspects of life and conservation is more critical now than ever before.

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