<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[SwittersB &amp; Exploring]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://swittersb.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[SwittersB &#38; Exploring]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://swittersb.com/author/swittersb/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Baby Trees: Nature&#8217;s&nbsp;Way]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><strong>Death and the aftermath challenge many of us with realities that we quickly turn away from and back to  that other supposed reality called life. Here is are interesting images about <span style="color:#ff6600;"><a href="http://jdsteely.blogspot.com/2013/05/babies-and-trees.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff6600;">burying dead babies inside trees that regrow</span></a></span> around the baby. Photography by <a href="http://www.jeroenflorijn.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Jeroen Florijn</span></a>. Odd post I know, but interesting.</strong></p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_28459" style="width: 445px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-28459" data-attachment-id="28459" data-permalink="https://swittersb.com/2013/08/22/baby-trees-natures-way/tana-trees/" data-orig-file="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees.jpg" data-orig-size="435,652" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 1000D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1258712860&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="tana trees" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees.jpg?w=267" data-large-file="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees.jpg?w=417" class="size-full wp-image-28459" alt="tana trees" src="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees.jpg?w=435&#038;h=652" width="435" height="652" srcset="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees.jpg 435w, https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees.jpg?w=100&amp;h=150 100w, https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees.jpg?w=267&amp;h=400 267w" sizes="(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-28459" class="wp-caption-text"><a href="http://strangerains.tumblr.com/post/31053414124/malformalady-baby-grave-trees-tana-toraja" target="_blank">Malformalady</a></p></div>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_28460" style="width: 468px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees-2-jeroen-florijn.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-28460" data-attachment-id="28460" data-permalink="https://swittersb.com/2013/08/22/baby-trees-natures-way/tana-trees-2-jeroen-florijn/" data-orig-file="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees-2-jeroen-florijn.jpg" data-orig-size="750,500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Deep in the jungles of Tana Toraja, Indonesia, a Banyan tree serves as a grave for babies who died before they reached six months of age.  The passieeiran, literally \u201cbaby grave in the living tree\u201d was part of a circle starting with a comfort for grieving parents and ending with a transition from death into new life.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Jeroen Florijn&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="tana trees 2 jeroen florijn" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Deep in the jungles of Tana Toraja, Indonesia, a Banyan tree serves as a grave for babies who died before they reached six months of age.  The passieeiran, literally “baby grave in the living tree” was part of a circle starting with a comfort for grieving parents and ending with a transition from death into new life.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees-2-jeroen-florijn.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees-2-jeroen-florijn.jpg?w=750" class=" wp-image-28460" alt="tana trees 2 jeroen florijn" src="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees-2-jeroen-florijn.jpg?w=458&#038;h=305" width="458" height="305" srcset="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees-2-jeroen-florijn.jpg?w=458&amp;h=305 458w, https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees-2-jeroen-florijn.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees-2-jeroen-florijn.jpg?w=400&amp;h=267 400w, https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-trees-2-jeroen-florijn.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-28460" class="wp-caption-text">Jeroen Florijn</p></div>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_28461" style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-tree-3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-28461" data-attachment-id="28461" data-permalink="https://swittersb.com/2013/08/22/baby-trees-natures-way/tana-tree-3/" data-orig-file="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-tree-3.jpg" data-orig-size="500,331" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="tana tree 3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-tree-3.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-tree-3.jpg?w=500" class="size-full wp-image-28461" alt="tana tree 3" src="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-tree-3.jpg?w=500&#038;h=331" width="500" height="331" srcset="https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-tree-3.jpg 500w, https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-tree-3.jpg?w=150&amp;h=99 150w, https://swittersb.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tana-tree-3.jpg?w=400&amp;h=265 400w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-28461" class="wp-caption-text"><a href="http://imgur.com/gallery/BoxQu" target="_blank">Imgur</a></p></div>
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