This old tree witnessed history – seasons of plenty and of want, Napoleon’s armies, two world wars, and generations of farmers – only to be felled one day by a chainsaw – its majesty sacrificed for firewood.
It’s glory may gone but not its will to live – new shoots are testimony to spring and the hope of life to come.
Been There, Eating This 
It’s heartbreaking to see so many trees getting chopped down around us. This touched me; good post.
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Thanks, yes so tragic,
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Agreed; that’s heartbreaking, but its life-force is still strong and insistent.
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So true. Have you read Suzanne Simard’s book, “Finding the Mother Tree”? Her research was done in BC, an amazing read.
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I have not read her book but I have read about her research. Fascinating, and not a surprise to learn that trees are not just disconnected, lonely entities.
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