The Will of the Wind

Thank you, Sony Entertainment, for allowing me to use this song for my video.
In a bed of resurrection fern, on the limb of a very old oak tree, a baby cedar grew. Several weeks before Hurricane Charley ripped through Central Florida, I discovered the baby tree and photographed it. I went back the following week to take more pictures and to ask the owners if I could remove it and plant it in my back yard. They would not let me, because the little tree was already drawing a small crowd of admirers.

I was saddened to learn that the hurricane had destroyed both the cedar and her host oak.

I'll always wish I could have saved it, because it symbolized the beautiful struggle to survive in the most unexpected places.

At least we have the photographs to remember what this little tree could have become, had it had the chance.

(This is a republish, because I had the year wrong on the original video. Hurricane Charley came through in 2004, and I can't imagine how I got that wrong. :o/ )

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• cedar
• Central
• Charley
• Florida
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• Loggins
• Lucas
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• Will
• Wind

[Draize]

This was great. Nicely made and beautiful song and footage. Glad you took photos.

[bevscorner]

Thank you! :-D xxoo

[GatorGirls15]

I rember seeing that. It was very sad so many trees lost there lives!!!

[bevscorner]

Thanks GatorGirls15! I've been hoping someone close by would have seen the little tree and so could appreciate the video even more. It was soooo sad, I agree! xxoo

[evrobins]

@ballaibe23 me too! I just rediscovered this song and the tears let loose!

[tomcamp6023]

This album is awesome. If you haven't heard the whole thing. Get it and just enjoy . 

[mostawesomedude]

im in college now, away from my family, and this is the one song that connected all of us. when i was lucky on sunday mornings, i would wake up to this song which would always mean german pancakes for breakfast... i miss home :/

[ballaibe23]

my mother use to play this cd and it made me cry. Its a good song though

[GatorGirls15]

No brob. I am a huge i mean HUGE tree hugger and eco. Animal rights. Saddly i just cant give up meat tried and cant. plus. i am a runner so i kind of need the protien.