Family Tree

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Family Tree

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

Seven months ago on May 18 this same tree brought me comfort. Little did we know what lay ahead. 

"Dramatic sky, wind, clouds, and intermittent rain didn't stop us from walking over the hill yesterday to the big oak under which our parents' ashes are scattered. It, too, survived the firestorm, and is a cherished link to our childhood on this land.

My daughter who is far away was thinking of oaks that very day. She tells me that oak trees are said to be passageways between the physical and spirit world.  And I think, anything is possible."

That was then.

Here we are. Life goes on despite everything crumbling down.