Susan Keese

Life cycles

Life cycles

The trees in our lives can seem so timeless — until they’re no longer around

The trees around our house once seemed solid and permanent to me, but lately they appear to be in motion. The first to go were the big white pines across the road. There were 50 of them at least, the biggest perhaps 80 or 100 feet tall. They were probably no more than 70 years old, but there was a stillness about them that felt timeless.

All my neighbors wanted to do was let in a little light. There must have been a miscommunication with the people they hired to do the logging - plus the fact that prices for timber have been so high.

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