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Three Tree Moments

November 20, 2014 By Daniel J. Hinkley

A spire of limestone rising through fog and mist in China
The hauntingly beautiful karst formations of Hubei Province

I am home again, reunited with family and garden. The dogs no longer growl when I come into the room. Now, after a full week of recovery, I am of sound enough mind and body to download my images and ponder the wonders of this latest voyage; those things that are undeniably wondrous enough in the moment that it might seem to others assured of mental cementation. But, as often happens in life,  when confections exist in such ample supply they often cannot be savored until long after the first taste.

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Filed Under: Essays, Expeditions, Plants Tagged With: China & Vietnam 2014, Trees

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