Do you feel sorry for the cars?

Yesterdays wind storm has finally blown itself out. A path of devastation lies in it's wake. I took a walk at the peak of this phenomena just to feel the wind in my face. I witnessed a massive white pine fall in front of me. When my curiosity checked it out, I realized it was rotten inside. I thought, this is the forest cleaning and recycling itself. Still I felt sorry for this majestic tree, probably older than me.

As I look at images of the wind storm damage in the city the next day, I see people crying about losing their new truck or car because they parked it beside a tree whose time had come. I think maybe the city trees are angry and getting back any way they can, at the real villains of this war on Nature?

Too bad some people get hurt when they get in the way of nature's big show. Most animals have the common sense to hunker down and wait for this Spring storm to end, but not people. Luckily no one died in the Ottawa area but more than 500 mature city trees were felled by this surprise attack. Maybe these tress are the true martyrs of the 21rst Century? It will take a lifetime for some of these trees to grow back if anyone even cares or dares to plant a seedling. Meanwhile the city scape is uglier than ever and the cars keep winning.