Today is the day to think of all things French as it is Bastille Day. Iain has been with a group of French students all week and said that they produced a French flag to put on the desk at the front of the lecture theatre.
Me? I have been working in the garden. But as far as thinking French this article highlights how much the French value their trees be it forest or woodland.
Me? I have been working in the garden. But as far as thinking French this article highlights how much the French value their trees be it forest or woodland.
John's photo
Dunira arboretum in early spring - John's photo
It is the International Year of the Forest. The article talks about how people in Europe have "a genuine desire to re connect with forests and trees". Furthermore, "French schoolchildren are being bussed out to Forests to ensure the next generation will experience and connect with trees and introduced to the fact that forests are as vital to health and life as the blood within them or food at their table.
There is a strong belief and indeed envy by many French, which has a truthful base that the British continue to have an unparalleled connection with nature and landscapes. This belief has been upheld for many years by the domineering presence of British academics and scientists, continuing a trend of several centuries, within pan-European circles.
Famous British tree men are regularly quoted in France, particularly Richard St. Barbe Baker, Ebenezer Howard & Oliver Rackham, despite their names being somewhat hazy at best in the minds of the average Englander." [by which they mean British-er"]
Loch Ossian - John's photo
Duncryne Hill looking north to the south end of Loch Lomond - John's photo
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