Trees chat. They cry. They nurse their young, care for the aged, and work together. All of which seems both revelatory and obvious.
The hidden life of trees is disclosed in the best-seller The Hidden Life of Trees. And because the author, Peter Wohlleben, spent his career managing forests, his account is considered sturdier than, say, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
But we all know—from fairy tale, fiction, or forest walk—that the woods are awake. We know that trees share friendship with each other, and, generously, with us.
Winter forest cake has a hidden life, too. Saw through the toasted meringue bark to expose rings of chocolate sponge and mocha buttercream. Revelatory and, obviously, meant for sharing.
