Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change
Warmer parts of the world were always more heavily populated. Banyan trees give nice shade. I'm sure this was literally true wherever that author lived.
Elaine
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Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
Banyan trees are an important part of the Hindu religion.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost
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