We emerged beneath the canopy of a gigantic yew tree. This tree was the same place where John Knox, of the Reformation, was often known to preach. As we wandered through the limbs of this massive tree, we were informed that the many trees around us were actually part of the same tree. For perhaps a thousand years, as branches leaned to touch the ground, they would form a new trunk of a tree that was interconnected with the massive parent tree.
We were told that, although Brian prefers not to sing his song "The Yew Tree" while under the tree, he would surely oblige us that evening during his concert. But first, we made a trip to Greentrax Recordings to meet Ian Green, the director. After Ian told us the history Scotland’s leading traditional music recording company, we bought recordings of favorite artists whose albums we hadn’t yet purchased.
Did this remind you of the Octopus Tree along the Oregon Coast?
ReplyDeleteI am imagining a picture of you at the base of the tree with your harp!
ReplyDeleteThis tree did remind me of the Octopus Tree. Someone asked me where that tree was and what it is called. See if you can find that out.
ReplyDeleteI wish I did have my harp to play there. It is a magical place. You'd love the words to the song about it.
Octopus tree is a Sitka spruce approx. 300 years old; perhaps pruned that way by Tillamook Indians to ritually hold canoes containing their dead. It is officially designated the "Octopus Tree" on the nearby sign erected by a local conservation group.
ReplyDeleteOh, It's near Cape Meares, (remember the squat lighthouse)?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info Doug!
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