Seeing the top of the ridge is something new in my lifetime.
Years before my memory Dad and Mom had goats
on this hill side keeping the underbrush clear.
The briers make it almost impossible to walk.
You can see the healed twist in this small tree.
Many cedars could not be used for lumber
but can be split for fence posts
A pair of Osage Orange or Bodark trees
One gone one twisted and split but still living.
Supposed to be the best tree for making bows.
It is sad to see the destruction
but the tiny cedar trees are growing again.
In sixty years you'll never know the damage that was here.
Returning from my walk
A frost bitten vinca tries to convince me its spring.
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I saw similar things in Florida after a hurricane. Hurricanes often harbor dozens of tornadoes in their midst. Some of my trees that managed to stand were twisted.
I hadn't thought about them not being good for lumber but it makes perfect sense.
How long ago was the tornado? That close to home - scary!
Oh this feels like home:) B
Love that pretty little sign of soring
Morning, wow!!!! looks so pretty though...love the little flower peeking out....just banks of snow here, Francine.
Love how you weave me into your life story with your words and telling . . .
When was the tornado . . .
Never heard an Osage Orange called a Bodark! Around here you see fence lines of Osage Orange. I never saw the tree until I moved here.
Lovely photos Gail ! We have quite a few twisted trees here as well and very weathered to but for me I find they make for interesting photography . For ever one that dies there's always one born , hope the new little trees grow big and live full life ! Have a good day !
I love it when you take me along for a "look, see". I learn so much. When was the tornado? Oma Linda
An interesting walk through your forest. Goats are so neat. I used to raise angora goats for spinning. I had about 40 goats and they kept the area looking like a golf course. Now, sadly, I have to pay men to mow. I miss the goats.
glad things are growing back again.
i am a tad envious of all you have to see when you walk. and even one tree down changed the sky line..
A pensive post of both damage and healing. Beautiful.
Some of the nature hurricane Hugo destroyed in 1989 never recovered. The landscape remained forever scarred. Now, it's construction that does the same thing around here. I don't like it.
You can really see the evidence of tornado damage, the turning of tree's. What will happen with the logs already cut, will they be fence posts?
Looks like spring to me! :)
The land manages to heal, altho our memories do not. Was this tornado in the series of ones that took our Joplin, MO? So horrible. Glad you and yours remained safe.
I was trying to remember that name the other day, Bodark Trees. My Dad used them for fence posts.
It really is an amazing walk.
I look at the tree trunks twisted by tornadoes, and I cannot help but liken them to our lives, sometimes also twisted by the storms of life, but somehow we find ways to heal or repurpose, maybe moving in a new direction or starting over with new growth. I see damage, but I also see resilience, and I like that a lot! Loved the little vinca too, you've got to like determination to make your presence known, even if it freezes itself in the process! Another lovely walk, a girl could get used to these! Perhaps you need to do videos we could use with our treadmills! :-)
Ah, Vinca! We have those here. I wondered what they were. :-)
I've never had a skyline like that, but I do know what hurricanes, typhoons, and tornadoes can do. Glad you are here to show us the pictures.
Had not realized you'd had a tornado.
*hugs* and God bless. ♥
That little Vinca is so cheerful!
It's amazing how nature restores herself, isn't it?
=)
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