Fight for Survival

Life is never guaranteed, especially if you are a tree in Wimberley. Underneath everything there is solid limestone. This photo shows how erosion has exposed this grim condition of life there. Also exposed are the years of hard work these cypress roots put forth to foil the shallow bedrock. For now the cypress is winning, and perhaps the currents of rushing water will shift once again and cover those roots with soil. Perhaps not. On the ground all around the cypress is proof that Mother Nature's version of a corporate Disaster Recovery Plan is well in place: Thousands of cypress seeds, each ready to start new life despite the fantastic odds against it.