The Oak — A Tree of Time, Myth, and Memory -III

The Green Sovereign: The Oak’s Environmental Generosity “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”                                                                                         — John Muir There are trees that stand in quiet splendour, content to let the centuries pass without fanfare. And then there is the oak — a monarch not onlyContinue reading “The Oak — A Tree of Time, Myth, and Memory -III”

A Teaser and A Tormentor: Part II

It may be in order, to briefly describe this charming beauty, though words may not do full justice to its pulchritude. For many of us, who have difficulty conjuring up an image, the shape and size, and the contours of an agile streamlined body, the following may be of some help. A Biological Account  AContinue reading “A Teaser and A Tormentor: Part II”