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Lone tree

"... and it stands in the grey of the City, no time for pity..." as the song goes.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tgqYWQKBnw&list=RD7tgqYWQKBn...

Cream's "World of Pain" instantly comes to mind when I walk past Moorgate in London Wall. This magnificent oaktree, however, evokes no pity - only admiration. It copes very well in the middle of tall office buildings and heavy traffic. Busy Square-Mile bees walk past oblivious, never raising their heads to marvel at this 'roof'...

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Uploaded on October 23, 2025