Story Info

Hemenway
Anne Hemenway
Woodstock, New York, USA
2017

Story & Experience

I sat near what remains of a huge 3 pronged linden tree, now a large stump decorated with rocks and shells, and prayed for the protection of our land and water. On both occasions, when I left the spot, the ceremonial tree stump was visited by a funny pileated woodpecker.

I sat near what remains of a huge 3 pronged linden tree, now a large stump decorated with rocks and shells, and prayed for the protection of our land and water. On both occasions, when I left the spot, the ceremonial tree stump was visited by a funny pileated woodpecker.

Woodstock, New York, USA

RECENT STORIES

  • 9442542D 86F2 44DB B000 C8EBDAB10152

Ashdown Forest

Ashdown Forest is an area of natural beauty in West Sussex, England. It is also one of the very few remaining areas of extensive lowland heath left in Europe. This rare and threatened landscape is [...]

  • Clearcut Drawing

Cutting

I have started to feel uncomfortable with this way of highlighting rape—as I see it rape of a forest .. As with victims of abuse selling stories of pain and deep damage seems equally disrespectful [...]

JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER

Radical Joy Revealed is a weekly message of inspiration about finding and making beauty in wounded places.