Wondering whether life can ever really triumph...
We went out as a family today, despite Ellie's objections. Went to Faversham. Nice little town. Lousy restraunts.
Not far from there is a grove of Elm trees that, until now, seemed untouched by Dutch Elm Disease. When we first went there, the atmosphere was lovely! Full of life and evergy.
This time...it was dead. No voices left in the trees. No spirits. Just the long, slow suffering of old men, watching the world around them die with little to no hope of their legacy continuing. There's no new trees there. Just the elders. All I could feel was pain, and sadness, and exhaustion.
Me and Dad plan to plant some new striplings or seeds there. Hopefully that should help.
The trees are coming to the end of their long battle. And there's no-one to take over the fight.
Not far from there is a grove of Elm trees that, until now, seemed untouched by Dutch Elm Disease. When we first went there, the atmosphere was lovely! Full of life and evergy.
This time...it was dead. No voices left in the trees. No spirits. Just the long, slow suffering of old men, watching the world around them die with little to no hope of their legacy continuing. There's no new trees there. Just the elders. All I could feel was pain, and sadness, and exhaustion.
Me and Dad plan to plant some new striplings or seeds there. Hopefully that should help.
The trees are coming to the end of their long battle. And there's no-one to take over the fight.