Strength
Added 2021-11-22 08:36:50 +0000 UTCGood timber does not grow with ease,
The stronger wind, the stronger trees,
The further sky, the greater length,
The more the storm, the more the strength.
By sun and cold, by rain and snow,
In trees and women good timbers grow.
Where thickest lies the forest growth
We find the matriarchs of both.
Whose broken branches show the scars
Of many winds and much of strife.
This is the common law of life.
– from a poem by Douglas Malloch (1877-1938)
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PHOTO: I first photographed Heidi just after she had come back from her deployment in Iraq. A veteran, nurse, mom, yogi, and a caring member of her community, she carries a lot on her shoulders. But meeting her and seeing her sunny demeanor one would never guess.
