10:01pm July 10, 2014

Listen

And you can hear the redwood sorrel talking to each other.  They are tiny plants.  They look almost like clovers, but they are red on the bottom.  They taste citrusy.  But what is important is they live in big clumps, they can carpet the entire floor of a forest if given half the chance.  And if you are really really quiet, and really really listen… listen with your whole body, not just your ears… then you can hear the way they talk to each other.  They whisper.  The wind whispers through them, even a slight breeze.  Nobody pays them much notice, because they are on the ground, and everyone comes to see the redwoods.  But next time you’re in the redwoods, listen to the redwood sorrel. It knows the secrets of the forest floor, of the soil it is so close to.  Those are secrets worth learning.

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