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An upward view along a tall pine trunk reveals textured bark, spreading branches, green foliage, and sunlight shining through the canopy against a blue sky.

Where the Trunk Becomes Sky

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Earthbound Light

2020-09-07

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Seen from below, a pine trunk rises through the frame, its deeply furrowed bark illuminated in warm light. Fine branches spread across the blue sky, while surrounding leaves and a sunburst at the right edge frame the open canopy.

The story

I looked up from the foot of the tree and let its trunk carry my gaze into the branches. Close to me, the bark held deep shadows and small patches of lichen; above, everything thinned into needles and sky. I framed the sunlight at the edge, keeping the weight of the trunk beneath that delicate crown. For a moment, the forest felt both immense and open, its height measured in light.

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