We went outside this morning to see the new trees that were planted for our fruit orchard. We exited the building from a door we had never used before and were greeted by a strange sight. There was a row of large tree stumps all along the wall of the building.
The first thing we did was to each pick a stump to sit on. This was a way to discover that a tree can provide us with a place to rest. Then we put our hands on the rough bark around the stump. After that we saw the rings of the tree. You can tell how old a tree is by counting the rings. We agreed that there were too many rings to count. These had been pretty old trees.
When we looked at the newly planted saplings, the contrast in size was stark. This was a wonderful way to realize how small trees are when they start out and how big they can become.
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