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Sabrina Cooper's avatar

“Trees are so often our elders…”

What a powerful message. Beautiful.

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Matt Inwood's avatar

Thanks so much, Sabrina.

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Feasts and Fables's avatar

Gentle wisdom, a gorgeous Sunday Snippet.

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Matt Inwood's avatar

Thank you guys, I'm about to delve into yours!

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Feasts and Fables's avatar

Happy reading. Thank you for peeking in x

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Matt Inwood's avatar

Never just a peek.

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Andrew Eberlin's avatar

Beautiful and wise.

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Matt Inwood's avatar

Thanks, Andrew. Less laughs than Morecambe and Wise, but a catchy pairing nonetheless!

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Pauline Scholey's avatar

Thought provoking and delightful prose Matt. I measure the months of the year by the trees in our garden and the Arboretum beyond.

Nature at her best. 💚

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Matt Inwood's avatar

Thank you, Pauline. I confess to a great ignorance of the natural world around me, and I think that I perhaps cling closer to those few familiar parts of it that I can describe and calibrate all the more for it.

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Christine McFadden's avatar

Such beautiful words, as ever. Making me more observant of a magnificent tree outside my house

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Matt Inwood's avatar

Thank you, Christine, for all of your kind and careful reading here. I'm hoping we might one day see you publishing here on Substack, too?

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Christine McFadden's avatar

Any day now. Been out of action recently as recovering from minor op and now have a commissioned feature to write. Substack next on list

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Matt Inwood's avatar

That's good to read, and I hope your recovery is swift. Looking forward to reading you again in the near future.

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