Though they live far from the coast, they retain a great fascination and passion for the ocean. The sound of crashing waves, the smell of salt air, it affects them deeply and has inspired many of their lovliest songs. There is one that tells of this love, if you want to hear it.
But this tree in the yard-this tree that men chopped down. . . this tree that they built a bonfire around, trying to burn up it's stump-this tree lived! It lived! And nothing could destroy it.