I love this. It made me think of the prayers in Cato's De Agri Cultura which (if I've remembered correctly) are basically about asking permission from whatever gods might inhabit a patch of land or grove before you start working it - the same principle, but at the other end of the process.

Thank you! I am happy to be in that tradition. I don't have to take all of Cato's advice.

I thank biros for their service when I throw them away. It would feel rude, otherwise.

That makes sense to me. I told the branches they had protected us well.