Oak Trees Falling
Personal memory by Dorothy M.
2020 CE - 2022 CE • Raleigh, NC
Large oak trees around my family's home are falling with each storm and sometimes without any wind blowing.
Memory submitted at One Life: Maya Lin, National Portrait Gallery, 2022
Image: Rory Francis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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