The Bear Cave
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I am a 10+ year member of the Morton Arboretum. It is my peaceful place. I try to go there to bike at least once a week and in the winter to cross-country ski when there is snow.
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Parks
September 20, 2018
I am a 10+ year member of the Morton Arboretum. It is my peaceful place. I try to go there to bike at least once a week and in the winter to cross-country ski when there is snow.
The Midwest cured my tree blindness. I grew up in Maine, where trees were a given, and then moved to upstate New York.
My story isn't just about one tree but about being among many trees. The day my mother died, I headed straight to The Morton Arboretum to go for a walk in the woods.
“Mom, mama, mom, mom, can I tell you, mom? Mama?”
Our kids are 42 and 44. One of them planted a seed in a school project and brought it home in a cup when it was several inches high.
I grew up on Main Street in Lisle. My grandpa worked and my grandparents lived in The Morton Arboretum, so trees were a big part of my life!
