A little more on stress

"To these eyes
you have now, what looks like water
burns. What looks like fire
is a great relief to be inside."
— Rumi, Essential Rumi, tr. Coleman Barks, p. 97




March 3, 2009
Maryland

More on stress, snow: Two young magnolias planted by the gravel driveway. Planted at the same time.

The one that was shaded / sheltered by a white pine had not grown as tall, but was not burdened by snow. The other, more exposed to light, had grown taller and broader but was therefore also out in the elements and got heavily laden in the drifting snow.

Twins, raised nearby but essentially in different climates, exposed (or not) to different conditions.