Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest.
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Nothing the desert produces expresses it better than the unhappy growth of the tree yuccas.
The desert is natural; when you are out there, you can get in tune with your environment, something you lose when you live in the city.
I must explore desert ground and see what can grow. But there are limits. I know in my heart what I would never do.
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.
A desert is a place without expectation.
You should not see the desert simply as some faraway place of little rain. There are many forms of thirst.
The beginnings of a forest is one of the ugliest things on the planet. It's bleak and your neighbours hate you.
The woods were a boon; all too often, the forest offered danger and mystery. Yet it could be liberating. If you entered that wild place on its own terms, you might be accorded wisdom.
I don't see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe. It doesn't need to be flattered with rain. It certainly needs rain, but it does with what it has, and creates amazing beauty.
Reversing deforestation is complicated; planting a tree is simple.
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