From the
Badgers Forest Tarot, the Four of Wands; from the Gemstone Oracle, Citrine:
Our city has spend 52 million on tree debris pickup since January, with (literally) tons more to clean up (property owners are responsible for cutting up the downed trees and getting them to the roadside). We've had to create make-shift landfills to handle the overwhelming task; some trees are being reduced to wood chips for use by a local factory. So many native trees have been lost, it is disheartening to think of the beauty we will miss and the habitat the animals will no longer have. VanderHoeven's painting of a rabbit under the cover of four trees suggests a place of stability in our endeavors. It is a time to commemorate our progress, but also a time to pause and make sure we are advancing in the direction we intend. Citrine's quote from Rachel Joyce reinforces this idea:
Beginnings could happen more than once or in different ways. You could think you were
starting something afresh, when actually what you were doing was carrying on as before.
A fresh start implies not doing something the same way as before. In the case of our town, the commissioners are more concerned with the tree debris removal, which makes sense at this point. Yet hopefully when the city gets to that Four of Wands place, we'll consider replanting some of what was lost.
Having to cut down my own two trees last week (they both died) makes me even more sad about what you have to experience in your neighborhood. Perhaps planting together some young trees can provide some comfort and hope for the future
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping in the fall we can have a city-wide replanting (the climate here is too hot for trees to become established in the spring or summer).
DeleteWhen I saw your comment about the loss of so many native trees, my first thought was Mother Nature will have her way. It is sad to lose trees, we are but a whisper in time, the trees though are our witnesses. It is sad. The bunny is looking for a new way through the forest since many have been blown down.
ReplyDeleteI agree, yet I still have to question man's part in changing the climates and weather systems.
DeleteOne or millions, it always hurts
ReplyDeletehttps://www.google.com/search?q=mt+saint+helens+trees&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK78i3xJLTAhXhyFQKHTUnDXkQ_AUICCgB&biw=1366&bih=638
Wow... Took me a minute to realize I wasn't looking at bits of straw but tree trunks.
DeleteIt's a global feeling the American Psychological Association states this condition is on the increase, what's called Eco-Anxiety. I know I feel it especially when it comes to the destruction of trees. The clear cutting here over the years and is still happening in Nova Scotia has been heart breaking. Planting trees is always a life restoring and hopeful endeavour. Hope you plant some trees in the Fall Bev. <3
ReplyDeleteThank you Catherine. I think we are trading peace for stress when we choose concrete over forests. But in this case, I think people will be wanting to plant rather than cut!
DeleteAh, the trees, so sobering to think of this. Like Carolyn, we had to cut down two trees on our property last year, it's always hard to see them go.
ReplyDeleteThat cost is staggering, almost unbelievable. Nature is scary, but it's such a loss when things like this happen.
It is incredibly expensive, especially with big trees. Maybe the birds and squirrels will 'plant' some for us. :)
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