Mourning The Loss Of My Trees

Take a good look at the before and after pictures to see what I am talking about. The front of our property is actually owned by BC Hydro as the lines run down our side of Rock Island Road. Living on a mountain side has it's downside as far as power outages. We experience frequent and prolonged outages all year round mostly due to trees falling on the lines.

This year BC Hydro crews were out cutting down all the trees growing under the power lines. I do support this effort to minimize blackouts and when the nice young men on the cutting crew came to tell me what they were going to do, I was polite and understanding. I knew it had to be done but seeing the results was so very sad.

In front of our veggie garden we had five Alder trees that created a lovely shade, dappled environment I had dubbed Snake Alley as the snakes loved to hang out there. The birds use to nest in the boughs and come into the garden to eat. These lovely trees also screened us from the road and neighbours.

On the other side of our yard we had twelve pine, cedar and hemlock. Again, these trees provided us with privacy from our neighbours and created a sense of security, of being hugged by trees all around us.

Now, we are completely exposed. When I walked out to survey what the crew had done I felt like I was walking around my yard naked.

Everything changes, new energy now flows on and through our property. I'm not sure yet if it's a good flow or not, time will tell. Funny how that one truth is so hard to grasp and accept even if it is a necessary change.