Places

Places That Feel Farther At Night

Places That Feel Too Quiet

Places That Go Dark First

Places That Smell Like Rain

Are Better At The Edges

Are Easier To Maintain Than Rebuild

Become More Interesting The Longer You Look

Borrow Authority From Age

Catch Fire

Create Depth Over Time

Don’t Need An Audience

Endure

Exist Before Interpretation

Have Long Memories

Improve By Being Ignored

Improve Through Waiting

Invite Exploration

Invite Return Visits

Invite Stewardship

Mature

Outlast Civilization

Quietly Expand

Quietly Forgive

Repay Attention

Reveal Themselves Slowly

Reward Conservation

Reward Curiosity

Reward Depth

Reward Observation

Reward Patience

Reward Stewardship

Reward Stewardship Across Time

Reward Wandering

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Canada

trivia

is a father and mother to us : And like a father or mother it gives us everything we need: Food, clothing, shelter, warmth.

The forest is a father and mother to us,' he said, 'and like a father or mother it gives us everything we needfood, clothing, shelter, warmth . . . and affection. Normally everything goes well, because the forest is good to its children, but when things go wrong there must be a reason (Turnbull 'forest people' : 89)

is that which, when you listen, you hear life in myriad forms all roundbirds, monkeys, bees, the rustling of a nearby stream and the never-ending voice of the forest itself.

And when you listen you hear life in myriad forms all round-birds, monkeys, bees, the rustling of a nearby stream and the never-ending voice of the forest itself. It continually whispers assurances that all is well, that the forest is looking after its children' (Turnbull 'forest people' : 128)

soul

rain

umbrella

warmth

is the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.

The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.

forest, n.All

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