My parents live in this town and the city legally can’t tear the tree down to build or anything because the tree has its own legal rights and they can’t do anything about it.
how does. how does this happen. how DID this happen
I love this story because this guy in the early 1800’s had so many great childhood memories of this tree and wanted to make sure it was protected no matter what. So he deeded the ownership of the tree to itself and everyone just went with it.
Then in 1942 this intense windstorm came and knocked the tree over. And people were bummed. But someone had saved an acorn from the original tree, so they planted that and now Son of the Tree That Owns Itself is over 50 feet tall.
And since this new tree is technically the offspring of the original tree it’s considered to have legally inherited the plot of land it’s inhabiting.
Two generations of trees owning land is amazing and if you don’t think this is the coolest thing get right out of my face.
“All I want is to feel the water. With my skin,
my eyes, my soul… To never doubt what it makes me feel. Believe in
myself. Don’t resist the water. Welcome it. We accept one another.”
People on Tumblr need to unlearn the idea of making even one small mistake makes a person the most vile piece of scum ever. Whoever you might be, allow yourself to be fucking human and make mistakes and take criticism when necessary. But don’t let this site make you so afraid of the most human aspect of any person–making mistakes.
Corgis were domesticated to have short legs so they can fold up and roll away from its predators. It is a unique survival technique not possessed by any other dog breeds. Record speed for Corgi rolling was last documented at 34 mph on June 11th 2009.
