Under a tree at the University of California, Santa Barbara

I walked around the campus and came upon this interesting tree. Likely Corymbia citriodora.

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Discourse on the Method (Wikipedia) Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One’s Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences (French: Discours de la Méthode pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences) is a philosophical and autobiographical treatise published by René Descartes in 1637. It is best known as the source of the famous quotation “Je pense, donc je suis” (“I think, therefore I am”, or “I am thinking, therefore I exist”), which occurs in Part IV of the work. A similar argument, without this precise wording, is found in Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), and a Latin version of the same statement Cogito, ergo sum is found in Principles of Philosophy (1644).

Corymbia citriodora (Wikipedia) Corymbia citriodora, commonly known as lemon-scented gum and other common names, is a species of tall tree that is endemic to north-eastern Australia. It has smooth white to pink bark, narrow lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and urn-shaped or barrel-shaped fruit.
Lemon-Scented Gum – Santa Barbara Beautiful Tree of the Month – April 2020 (sbbeautiful.org) Perhaps the first thing you notice about a Lemon-Scented Gum tree is its unique bark – pinkish-white and perfectly smooth. A real eye-catcher.