A dead tree tells its story

Through the years
London, ON
July 2022
This photo originally shared on Instagram

A big old tree in the neighborhood had to be cut down, its remnants left unceremoniously in a roadside ditch.

I stared at one of the sliced-away sections, its rings silently echoing a half-century of history.

I couldn’t continue past this scene without wondering about the stories reflected in each ring - and the fact that they remained hidden for so long, revealed only after the chainsaws had come and gone.

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