self-pruning

Updated: June 11, 2025

First comes the self-pruning, the branches shaded by their neighbors dying and dropping off. And what a threshing of arms, of strength against strength, there is in the storm wind, every wrench tightening grip, to the rocks, some trees even sending down extra roots like guy ropes for anchorhold.

Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut - Through Our Unknown Southwest