What Is a Palo Santo tree?

Literally, palo santo means 'holy stick' in Spanish. It is the name of the skinny, white trees that grow on the Galapagos Islands. Annie Dillard writes of them in her essay "Teaching a Stone to Talk." She says, "I see us all as palo santo trees, holy sticks, together watching all that we watch, and growing in silence." "Teaching a Stone to Talk" is about witnessing, about waving our arms at the world, which is exactly what I am trying to do in this blog. I want to share the way I see the island of the world that surrounds me. I hope you enjoy it.