It’s Day 3 of A Week of Flowers, hosted by Cathy from Words and Herbs. What a great idea to remind ourselves of the beginning of summer in these dreary days! It also reminds me that in six more months, these scenes will return again. It’s a beautiful world out there.
There’s an old Irish saying that goes: “Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.” A rough translation is that we live and thrive by sheltering in the shadow (support) of others.
I do love a good quote. Someone who said something which others found to be worth writing down to pass on to others, that I in turn want to pass on to others. I normally use Goodreads as my source, so I searched for “tree”. My favourite one is:
A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.
Some Greek fella.
I hope to care for this lovely tree for quite a while, and leave it to someone else to sit in its shade some fine day long in the future. He or she might even write about it.
Joining in with Cathy’s Week of Flowers to brighten up the first week of December. You can find Cathy’s post here.
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Wise words! It is good to plant for the future.
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Good to look back 🔙 with satisfaction and look forward 🔜 with hope. 🤔
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Your little tree will one day be great and the wildlife will definitely thank you for it first. I am with you on trees and like that quote; although I am not an old man, we are constantly planting here for shade and hopefully some fruit too. 😉 (Our garden was completely treeless when we moved here). Thank you once again for joining in Páraig.
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A treeless garden… There’s only one way to go from that sorry state.
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Great quote! And I hope your tree grows fast enough for you to enjoy the shade as well as future generations.
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Thank you. In any case, I’ll get to sit awhile.
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