In 2012, a storm—no name, just wind and weight—brought down an oak that had stood since before the county kept records. It did not fall because it was weak. It fell because it was old, because the ground softened, because the roots had spent decades gripping a world that no longer held.
A black-and-white study that emphasizes the weathered details of driftwood and fallen timber against the coastal landscape. Major Events Involving Fallen Trees in 2012 fallen tree 2012
The photograph was taken along the Northwest Coast, focusing on the natural morphology and textures of the shoreline. In 2012, a storm—no name, just wind and
We can't control the weather, but we can prevent the next "2012" scenario in our own backyards. It wasn't just one event that caused the
It wasn't just one event that caused the "fallen tree crisis" of 2012; it was a combination of weather patterns that attacked trees from all angles:
The fallen tree does not mourn its height. It teaches the mycelium to weave. It teaches us that dignity is not in never falling, but in what you feed once you have.
