Fallen Trees.

Photographs by Kevin M. O'Connell.

Self Published, 2022. English, 24 pp., 6x8".

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"I find comfort in forests, especially the few remaining old growth stands of the Pacific Northwest. Life is churning in such places. Death and rebirth create a rich musk of decay that is accompanied by the acidic aroma of conifers. Occasionally, a sweet waft will come to you from some unknown source. The peat softened earth muffles sounds leaving one with a sense of quiet and calm. There is a green pallet that soothes the eyes.

You touch a tree that has fall decades ago, perhaps a giant Sitka four feet in diameter and it stains your hand. Soot, lichens, fungus, and a variety of microscopic detritivores have left their mark. You catch a glimpse of a small rodent that is living in the hulk. A small snake slides past.

It may take as long as three hundred years for some of these monstrous beings to decay, and during that time they will support thousands of diverse life forms. It is a part of a process that had gone on for millennia, before human intervention, but is now imperiled by political indifference, clear-cut logging, and the climate.

These endangered habitats, away from daily travails, remind one of the nature of things - beginnings/endings, order/chaos, temporality, reconciliation, and of course, life and death. It is a place I return to often in my mind, especially late at night on those occasions when sleep seems impossible." — Kevin M. O'Connell

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