Journal prompt

One tree, and how it looks today

You could choose one tree and write about it: its shape, who might live in it, how it looks today.

A short prompt from our Prompt Library, for a tree you can see from a window, a park or a street. A few lines, a sketch, or both, as you like.

A few ways in

  1. Perhaps a tree you pass often, or one you can see without going far.
  2. You could write about its shape today, or who might live in it.
  3. Some people like to add the date, so they can visit the same tree again another day.

Example: 'The plane tree by the shops. Almost bare, one pigeon, a plastic bag in the lower branches.'

A thought: Some people love a careful sketch. Others write three words and leave it there. There is no right amount.

A journal is a writing hobby, not a treatment. A plain notebook is every bit as welcome.

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