Wind…

Scrolling through socials this evening – I am seeing a common theme on feeds.

It would seem that everyone in my circle is experiencing windy conditions.

She’s been howling all day and still blasting around.

I don’t much care for wind.

I do love the fact that it’s drying up all the rain we have had in the past couple of days.

April showers bring May flowers but that rain can piss off now – my paddock was dry not a week ago.

This is not about rain though (I’ll get to that another day) this is about the wind.

Wind can be almost destructive as rain doncha know??

All of the trees that have just come out of winter slumber are wet from rain (damn rain) and their branches are not hardened by the summer sun yet so they are still delicate and their tiny buds are just starting to pop to give us those lush leafy oxygen producing goodness.

And then that bitch wind comes about and does the damage of blowing and breaking those fragile new branches and wreaking havoc on the trees that have no doubt stood for years before me sometimes.

The Weeping Willow is a hardy tree for the most part.

Their life span is not of the oak or other hardwood trees but they I think they are much more adaptable to windy conditions.The Willow can live 30 years – up to 50 if cared for which begs the question as to how the hell do you take care of a 20 foot tall Willow – but I digress.

To me the Willow is the strongest most delicate tree. They are prone to disease and insects but they carry on – they get knocked down but they get back up. While they break – they bend more. They are tenacious – tough but fragile.

Willows remind me of humans – we are strong but fragile – prone to disease (ok maybe not insects) they get knocked down but get back up and they bend and sometimes break. They are tenacious, tough and incredibly fragile.

I know this tree – I have sat under this tree – this tree has been through ALOT and I can tell you – that this tree will be ok – this tree is tough and might be a little bent and broken – but this tree will bounce back. The foundation of this tree is strong – stronger than al ot of other trees I have sat under.

I love this tree…