A Character Lesson from the Trees

A few days ago we woke up to eight inches of heavy new snow, on top of an existing five. Some of the younger, smaller trees were bent to the ground, weighted down with white stuff.

Don noted that the most vulnerable trees were the ones in the area he had just selectively cleared last fall. Trees of the same size in an area he'd cleared last spring were standing straight and tall.

Apparently these young trees needed some time to learn to stand by themselves and toughen up without the protection of the bigger trees around them.

With age and independence comes strength.