This episode features the surprises I found during my recent trip to Newburyport, Mass, a seacoast city with a rich maritime past and charms that abound at every turn. We will listen to the song and wise calls of the whales and the creatures of the deep, thanks to an invitation of a dear friend who is as resilient as a towering tree herself. The creatures of the ocean will remind us about the resilient nature of mother Earth herself, echoed by the resilience mechanisms deployed by giant trees in the depth of the Emerald Forest.