today's miracle of #nature

late 1960s: a pine cone collected in Somerset, taken home, painted gold as a
Xmas decoration
1984: the cone burst open, seeds stashed in an envelope, put somewhere 'safe'
2018: envelope found, seeds planted ... trees emerge and will be passed on.

@GeorgeMonbiot If you would like to find out more about #Frome (where @EcoHustler is headquartered). Check out this podcast -

Frome (podcast) – the UK’s most revolutionary small town

https://t.co/eiyuFVibJE

"Crown shyness": back in August a tweet of mine abt this arboreal phenomenon, whereby trees respect each other's personal canopy space, went a little wild (https://t.co/P8o4Jy7C3g). I've recently been sent these beautiful photos of crown shyness by @nice2nettles & @deewallace32.