61. They would also make concessions to wildlife, such as leaving fallen branches and dead trees that animals such as the weasel-like pine marten use for cover. 62. They looked like dead tree trunks, except they were bleeding sap. 63. Think of the dead trees. 64. This was said by one of those stoop-shouldered young men who wear glasses and blink a lot and think of paper as dead trees. 65. To slow down the erosion and protect the sites, workers built systems from dead trees to divert water and mud. 66. Though there are still acres of dead trees, young, green trees are growing beside them. 67. Usually they pick a resonant dead tree to peck, but occasionally they turn to the house. 68. We passed dead trees contorted into fantastic shapes, their limbs bleached white by salt spray, etched in emphatic relief against a backdrop of dark conifers. 69. We found a dead tree limb and pried the boat high enough for Harlan to jump into the water and apply an epoxy patch. 70. While most termites feed on dead trees and wood, Formosan termites will attack living plants. |