The Top Trees of St. Mary's University

August 26, 2022

One of St. Mary's Sycamores (Courts, 2022)

I have been enamored by trees for as long as I can remember. As a child I found myself spending hours in them. I would shuffle up the trunks, ignoring my inner thighs abraded by rough protective bark, or the stains left on that year’s only school clothes. There was a real sense of achievement and exploration of …