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 |   The simplicity of my day to day. |
The International Day of Forests is held annually on 21 March to raise awareness of the importance of forests to people and their vital role in poverty eradication, environmental sustainability and food security. Let trees inspire your writing today, like what kind is your favorite? Did you climb trees as a child? I love trees. I live in the hills above the city and am surrounded by trees. We always are concerned about forest fires of course but I couldn’t live anywhere else. We visit the beach very occasionally and I find the glare too much. I always say that there is too much sky at the beach! When I was a child I would sneak away to my favourite place which was the stump of a tree. It was like a little chair with a back on it which was caused when it was felled. I adore the smell of the eucalyptus trees after rain, especially the lemon scented gums. My very favourite tree is a neighbour’s tree. It’s a massive Morton Bay. Its roots are like buttresses holding it firmly into the ground. The branches spread far and wide, shading several houses. Some of the neighbours complain about the mess as it drops tiny berries at certain times of the year. But I stop and stare in wonder at its magnificence, at how it continues to grow even larger each year and I can’t even guess how many years it has been standing vigil over our homes. I once wrote a story about a little girl with red shoes who was hiding in that tree  |
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