Falling Trees

"[Trees] learn and remember; nurse sick neighbors; warn each other of danger ... and, for reasons unknown, keep the ancient stumps of long-felled companions alive for centuries." – Peter Wohlleben, forester and author

Standing in the midst of an old-growth forest after rainfall, smelling the freshness of the still-moist air, the resinous needles and moldering leaves, the damp, mossy earth, and the faint smoldering of a campfire somewhere in the distance. Majestic, fresh and deeply, primally comforting.