Ever been walking through the woods...
This thread has several points in it. All dealing with woods.
One of the strangest feeling I've ever had in all my life was the woods. I grew up in north louisiana/south arkansas. I spent most of my life in the outskirts of it all. Woods and lakes all around.
Even so, I still find it strange in all of this.
For instance. Ever walked your own trail you pass several trees yet nothing.. then you pass this one dead tree. Several feet in every direction there is nothing growing. You get a bad "vibe" from it. Something not natural in essence. Hair begins to stand on end.
Well for me when i get these feelings i get the "hair on end" and my eyes water. Well not crying they just water up. Ive walked beside single trees full of life, with brances full of leaves.. but devoid of all other things. No birds in them, or other animals. Thus again the "vibe" feeling.
This weekend we spent our time out in cabins at a state lake. Here in louisiana the state tree is the bald cypress. The can grow fine out in the water. You will probally remember seeing one in movies like swamp thing and such. Out in a 2 man pearow boat with my son, we came across one tree with several ringed around it. I moved the boat clear of it of over 100 ft when i got the feeling. I wasnt even looking that way. But I hit the feeling and like a homing missle i locked onto it. Strange and such I know but its me.
Another point is the time of day. At night your walking through the woods and you stumble across that one tree of all trees. This tree repels everything it seems. You stumble to a dead stop. Not sure why you did but you did. You look around like the hounds of hells have been set free and they are wearing "Im gonna get u suka" shirts on with your face in the middle.
Shameful as it is.. I had ran from the tree in the dark. I ran like the devil himself was at my heels.
Then again you can find that one tree. Its full of life.. I almost shines with a corona of light around it. You feel drawn to it. The world is at peace. All the troubles you were pondering are forgotten for at least a little while. Animals of all sorts are around and in it.
All in all I've always found it strange. I still after all these years havent gotten up the nerve to touch one of the trees that give the bad vibe to me. Maybe I will when im Old and worn out heh.
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