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With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂

With DelightDisrupt (https://dailydelightdisrupt.org/): “Each week, a growing critical mass of people invites friends and passers-by to engage, spark connection, and cultivate positive new habits.” Like TREE HUGGING 🙂  

On the principle of better late than never, I hereby join my friend Marji Puotinen in some serious tree-hugging for the planet. Well, hugging a seriously huge tree is not easy. All part of addressing the question what do What do penguins and coral reefs have in common? Thank you Marji for your upbeat communication skills and your…  Read More →

Belated tree hug – but it is never too late to hug a tree!

They provide so much beauty and life by doing so little.

A 280-year-old Samaúma tree at COP30 in Belém, being hugged by Our Kids Climate mamas! The Samaúma tree (Ceiba pentandra), also known as the kapok tree, is one of the largest trees in the Amazon rainforest, reaching heights of up to 70 meters (230 feet). It has a massive trunk with distinctive buttress roots that…  Read More →

I love trees because they touch something deep in me that feels both ancient and familiar. When I’m around them, my whole body softens. My mind stops buzzing, my breathing slows, and I feel like I can finally hear myself think. There’s something grounding about standing next to something that doesn’t rush, doesn’t bend to…  Read More →

They provide us with everything we need for the basics of survival – Shelter, fire, oxygen

They provide habitat for lots of different creatures.

I love trees for so many reasons: as individuals I think they are remarkable stately beings; whose leaves whisper in the wind stories of life they have seen. Their roots join with others, creating networks of connections that we can’t barely comprehend. Together, trees form a variety of forests – living buildings for 1000s of…  Read More →

Trees are awesome!

I love this tree because it is alive. It has its own energy. And it is calming.

I love trees because they speak my language

Hugging a tree at Albert Park lake.

I love trees because they tell a story and protect animals

This is what a tree hug looks like for a world expert on moss and lichen!

I especially love eucalyptus trees like the one I am hugging . They are a class part of the Australian landscape and are so resilient.