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| Luna, also known as the Stafford Giant, is around 1000 years old. Julia
acknowledged, "my legs got shaky" the first time she used rock climbing gear to
reach her 6 x 8 ft. perch in the sky. "I was scared at first, and then I just started
paying attention to the tree and drawing strength from it. I saw all the scars and wounds
from fires and lightning strikes. I began making a spiritual connection. "She spent
Christmas night gazing at the stars and eating pasta and soon after. . . the worst storms
in California history, driven by El Niño, descended upon her. |
Geoff Bugbee |
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Butterfly’s journal, Jan. 31: " I heard the wind roaring in the
distance, until it came in and completely overwhelmed me. I clenched my teeth so hard, I
swear I wore them down. The wind was howling like a crazy, wild animal--the most intense
noise I’ve ever heard. The sound of the tarps magnified it because there is no way
for them to stand up against 90 mph winds. I can handle anything but losing my tarps,
because then I’m exposed to the weather which has been horrendous." |
As Julia clung for dear life to the arm-sized branch beside her platform,
its bark now worn smooth from many such storms she thought, "This is it, I’m
going to die." And then, wrapped around her lifeline, Luna spoke to her.
| She said, "Bend, flow and
let go, and I’ll take care of you." "I felt such peace." |
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