Kay Wade
Seeking Resilience
What will our trees look like by the next edition of the Blue Wall Weekly? Our favorite Severe Weather Liaison from the SC State Climate Office, Frank Strait, has declared “the worst case scenario” for the base of the Blue Wall in Upstate SC. It will not be pretty. Limbs snapped, trunks snapped, raw snags standing over downed trees ripped loose by Hurricane Helene. We grieve in advance for these stalwart beings who share our daily lives. Trees can’t run, can’t prep, can’t help birds or squirrels or racoons who make homes in their sheltering limbs. One thing’s for sure. I’m going to have to re-think my definition of “beautiful” for a while, landscape-wise. ~K