White Noise, Red Sun: How Long Is A Thousand Years?

White Noise, Red Sun

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Thursday, May 31, 2007

How Long Is A Thousand Years?



Ask this tree. Because it's been around that long. I really can't even think of a way to properly illustrate how long that is. A THOUSAND YEARS. It was already 500 years old when Christopher Columbus made his way over to America. OLD. This tree lives in a Yamaski and has a nice little shrine built around it. It's a Japanese wisteria so of course it's annual blooming is a major deal and we made our way to check it out in all it's purple glory. Honestly, it's amazing even when it's not in bloom though. I've wandered over to the shrine on several occasions when I had time to kill in the neighborhood. It's now officially ranked among my favorite trees in the world, right up there with the ones I climbed far too often as a kiddie.


posted by Shiflet @ 10:13 PM 2 comments  

2 Comments:

At 3:37 AM, robert duffy said...

other questions.

how long is "one year abroad"? because i think it's been like 3.

also:

when you return, will it be columbus ohio?

 
At 12:12 PM, Tricia said...

It is said a tree is planted for those in the future. I wonder if the planter ever thought about how long the tree would stand. Did s/he ever imagine it would be here a thousand years later, could it be conceived? Trying to think of the oldest tree I've seen...there is one on OSU campus that dates back to the Revolutionary War period, ahh but then-the giant sequoias come to mind-3,000 to 4,000 years. The earth is full of wonders isn't it? Thanks for that spark of amazement to get me reflecting.

 

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