Fresh Water, Forests + Mountains
The Giving Tree
I don't know how old this Banyan tree is. Probably hundreds of years. And in all those years, this tree has stood, grown and thrived. Standing tall on the outskirts of a rainforest in East Maui.
Personally, I've seen this tree dozens of times, photographed it many times and sat under its shade on many occasions. I've watched tourists come and climb, sit at its base, carve their names into it, hit it with sticks and of course, take pictures of it that they'll remember forever.
This tree reminds me of the famous tree in the old Shel Silverstein poem, The Giving Tree. No matter how people use it or abuse it, it stands there and keeps giving, reaching ever further into the sky and spreading even further out.
I like trees. Especially this one.
