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Beaver Lake Walk

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From instructions:

Beaver Lake walk (Port Stanton, Ontario, Canada)

Lying scattered about you are the remains of white pine, aspen and white birch branches. They were literally ripped up by their roots or snapped in two by high winds in 1992. Shallow root systems and/or weak cell structure make these tree species susceptible to this type of disaster.

However this 'blow down' is a common occurrence within forests of this region. The removal of the tree tops (canopy) now allows more sunlight to reach the forest floor, encouraging more and different plant growth than in the shaded area, and the decomposing tree trunks on the ground will provide shelter for many animal species before it turns into soil once again.

 

 

Change. Disruption. Life storms.

We hate them all.

No matter how much we long for a different way, we are disturbed when something outside our control happens to make things different.

We are caught short. Embarrassed. Shamed. Perplexed. Angry. Unable to cope.

Storms come.

To everyone.

Raging, tempestuous, wild, wreaking havoc, destroying cherished lives and relationships.

But wait, stay still.

Once they pass, as they surely will, life will open up again.

Like trees in the forests ripped away and torn down by high winds, they will provide an opening for more sun to shine through.

And as the light falls on the shaded growth below, new plants grow up, new and different species.

The shadows can sing.

Those weary of darkness and damp can raise their heads

and rejoice.

The stunted ones can soak up the exquisiteness of new light.

Take heart: joy follows pain.

Spring is born from winter.

The scars remain but

Beauty – a more vulnerable loveliness – rises and smiles again.

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