Another break from the "harsh realities" of urban life.

Now, for a biologist, I'm woefully ignorant when it comes to things botanical - like tree species. But, around here we've got some pretty dang tall trees. Various forms of spruce, hemlock, etc. And it's amazing to me how shallow their root systems are. Bring in a big wind and these things go down like ninepins. Like this one. Heading straight away from you, behind this wall of root, is at least a hundred feet of tree. Its root system, however, wasn't more than a few feet deep. Not much of an anchor for such a big thing.