Plant a tree and watch it grow

“When I was a young teen, I planted a tree in my front yard that would one day cast shade over the street. Through the years I watched it grow into a fairly large tree, initially while living there, later by visits to my hometown, and for the last few years, from Google Maps street view. When I looked in 2024, where there was once a beautiful tree there is now a bare patch of ground with sprinkles of sawdust. I have no way of knowing why the current owners chose to cut it down, but I was immensely disappointed.”

“FOREST UPDATE 2025: In 2021 I planted a tree a minute, for 24 hours, on my mates farm. It was freakin hard work, but also one of the coolest, most rewarding days I’ve ever had. I made a film about the project and promised folks I’d return every two years to show off the plot and see how the trees and bushes are going. This was a special day because I really felt like the project had landed. I had a cup of tea in the new forest, from water boiled on a fire made from the forest itself. It’s perhaps the most profound cup of tea I’ve ever had.”