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Icon & Proverb
This icon represents a person 'becoming' a tree. In observing nature it is important to take different perspectives to help understand what is going on with the various elements in the system. The proverb "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" reminds us that we place our own values on what we observe, yet in nature, there is no right or wrong, only different.
Photo Story
Since 1985 people have come to the annual Tree Bee at 'Commonground', Seymour, Australia to spend the weekend planting indigenous trees, shrubs and grasses.
The property, originally cared for by the Taungurong people of central Victoria, was cleared to became pastoral land.
Participants are given a brief demonstration on technique, but they are left to themselves to find their own place and style of planting. Children are often keen to get their hands dirty and plant something their own way. Some young people compete to plant as many as they can, while others as happy to carefully plant out just a few. People return year after year to check on their efforts and contribiute to the diversity that is returning to this once barren landscape.
See photolog for other illustrations of this principle |
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