In celebration of trees

This wet spring (for here) has seen a proliferation of foliage and blossom I can't recall ever being quite so lush. Or maybe it's just nature noticing that humans have been put firmly in the background for a while - possibly longer/for ever... middle finger well and truly jabbed upwards to our destructive race.
As a committed tree hugger/tree admirer I was happy, very happy to hear that Mark (husband) was writing a music accompaniment to an excellent reading of 'The man who planted trees' or, in its original French, l'homme qui plantait des arbres'. The result is touching and beautiful, and the message of the story so utterly relevant for all times, particularly now.
https://wrigglypig.bandcamp.com/track/lhomme-qui-plantait-des-arbres-part-1
https://wrigglypig.bandcamp.com/track/lhomme-qui-plantait-des-arbres-part-2



                     A lone, and happy pine on top of the 'pic de Brau' near our town