AS I WAS EN ROUTE FOR A SCIENTIFIC SURVEY, I SAW THIS MAJESTIC CEDAR THAT HAD BEEN WASHED OUT BY A GLACIAL RIVER INTO THE OCEAN. I ASKED THE PILOT TO GET CLOSER AND TILT THE HELICOPTER SO I COULD TAKE A PHOTO LOOKING STRAIGHT DOWN. AS WE FLU OVER, A FLOCK OF WHITE BIRDS PASSED BY. TO ME, IT REPRESENTS, THE LIFE CYCLE PERPETUATING BEAUTIFULLY AND THE MAJESTIC STILL REMAINING LONG AFTER THE TREE HAS DIED.