Work in Progress, (WIP)
As I was painting, I was treated to the beautiful shifting light and the shrill calls of piliated woodpeckers in the upper story; amazing. I got a close look at where this fir had snapped and saw what I believe to be an example of this root rot. I've included pictures to show you. I heard Pat talk about "delamination" of the wood which I think you can see in one of the photos; also the one pic with the dime that was about 10' up from the base; very spongy and porous. I got a nice two sittings on the painting and enough info (pics and memory) to finish it. I took lots of other photos, but plan to go back again to paint other subjects. There were many Doug firs near this one that are around 5' in diameter which grates at the thought that they would have to also come down..
Thank you both for all you are doing to spearhead this endeavour; The immanent loss is difficult to imagine, but bringing like-minded people together to try and capture in many forms the essence of these trees and this forest is amazing and worth while.
