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| 'Looking at Trees' 30x30" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner |
I lived in the Aleutians.
There is a token mini-forest that someone had planted
decades ago.
Other than that, there are no trees to speak of
because of the intense winds.
From most vantage points
one can see, on a clear day,
other islands in the chain
and the different weather patterns.
When I returned to the Pacific Northwest,
I felt claustrophobic for a while.
I still get very uncomfortable when the wind whips the trees.
