Death of 2 oaks.....

[Greenthumb]

I watched in horror as 2 regal oaks were taken down across the street yesterday. It was awful.
Evidently the elderly man who owns the property on which they stood, was fearful that the upcoming hurricane season would result in damage to his home. He also told me that he didn't beleive the trees to be healthy anymore. At any rate, they were beautiful to look at, and shielded his home from the sun's brutal heat here in the summer. I think he's going to be really sorry they're gone.
I've seen trees taken down before,,, but this was different. Perhaps my own mentality is different now, but I truly sensed "pain" this time. It was almost as if the surrounding flora was watching, greiving, aghast with terror.
I spent alot of time in my yard yesterday, and there is without a doubt a strong feeling of sadness coming from my green friends. I woke up rather blue myself. I hope it doesn't last long. Do you suppose this could possibly upset the wonderful balance of energies here indefinitly?

peace (heavy sigh...)
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[idusty88]

How sad.
The energies shouldn't be permanently disrupted there, but a limited period of grief is healthy. Your energies and the new growing things will help towards the healing.

[Lavender]

It's such a sad thing. Even when we know the trees are sick & have to go, it still leaves a void. I wonder if your neighour would be open to planting another new tree there? Just to balance out the energies.

[Greenthumb]

I can't beleive I didn't think of asking him if he intended on planting new trees. Perhaps if he doesn't, I'll plant one or two myself. I also was able to get a huge truck load of the mulch the cutters had chipped up from those 2 trees, so in a way, I feel like I'm returning part of the tree's energies to my land.
I don't even want to think about the day when I may have to contemplate cutting any of my oaks.

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[Spirahl]

Me and my tree quotes... I can't find it right now, but I remember one about the irony of how we fall trees to make paper on which to record our emptiness...

I can empathize, I had a special willow in which I would sit for hours as a kid. My father felled it, thought it was "messy". I screamed and cried to no avail, it's something I've never forgotten. But now I live on a large pond with some willow trees, and my fave pup named Willow.

What really is ironic is that it is the destruction of forests that have changed our climate, making things likes hurricanes much more frequent and powerful.