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Saturday, February 17, 2007

Stanley Park

Stanley Park Windstorms 2007

I had heard the park was devastated, that it looked like a clearcut, but I hadn't seen it before today.
The winds tore in day after day and ripped it apart. Huge trees tipped over ripping out roots. Root balls more than 20 feet high. Sreange that the blackberry bushes were still standing with green leaves unruffled. There is a mat of branches and twigs that covers the huge forest. It looks like a sloppy weaving.

It will take a hundred years to repair.

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