Standing under the cathedral

Collaborative life overhead
London, ON
December 2020
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Not much to see here. Just a bunch of trees growing silently, largely ignored, in a valley far removed from the city that threatens to pave it over.

Every few years, developers make noise about pushing another road through here. Better traffic flow, they say. Shorter commute. Good for business, apparently. More tax dollars for the city. More revenue for them.

Thankfully saner heads have prevailed to-date, but we know how cities grow. Like water and a cracked dike, eventually the protections get worn down. Eventually the relentless forces of so-called progress will have their way.

But for now, the trees stand as one, seemingly working together to keep each other healthy and alive, to keep this place special. Eventually some will fall, but others will grow in their place, taking their spot among the crowd.

It's collaboration, nature-style, and it feels like the right way to start the week.

Because if they can work together to build community, stay vibrant, and ensure some kind of future - for themselves and for us - then so can we.

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