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Tree-crashing dream happened last night. I was in a house/cabin that had a big downhill-sloping back yard. Outside the window that overlooked the yard there was an old dead tree. It had been partially sawn into big segments except for a huge branch that still hung from the main trunk.

As I was looking out the window, the large branch broke free and fell on the pile of sawn pieces. The impact kicked several of the sawn pieces loose and sent them rolling down the hill. I looked out and saw that there was a fence across the property line at the bottom of the hill. There were people walking about on the other side of the fence. I ran to the door so I could yell a warning to them about the rolling logs headed their way.

By the time I got to the door and opened it, the logs had already started to hit the fence line. Fortunately, several of the careening logs hit some trees that were planted along the fence line, which kept them from crashing through the fence at those points. There were some kids in those areas and I was relieved to see that they were unharmed.

Off to the right side of the fence line there was an open stretch of fence and the trees that hit there carried the fencing onto the property across the fence line, narrowly missing a woman who was standing in that area. She watched as the fence collapsed and was pushed deep into the yard where she stood.

By that time, I had made it down the hill and stood in the space where the fence had once stood. I asked the woman if anyone was hurt. She indicated that everyone was fine. I then offered to get the fence repaired. She said that that would be acceptable, but that she needed to go to her place to get the papers on the house and fencing. She was the owner of the house where the fence was, but lived in another place just up the hill from where we stood. I agreed to follow her to her place.

We walked up the hill, keeping to set of crisscrossed, well-worn trails. Eventually, the trail became a single path that led us along the ridge and to her cabin. The cabin was set on the ridge overlooking a canyon. Other houses and part of a road could be seen below.
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And that's about where I awoke. I recall feeling quite relieved that no one had been struck by the heavy, fast-moving logs. I was sorry that the fence had been damaged, but glad on one was hurt. The fence could be replace.

I recall some initial feelings of guilt when the branch fell and the logs were knocked loose. I had a momentary thought of it being my fault, that I had not completed the task and had set up the conditions for the accident.

As I followed the woman to her cabin, I was intrigued to learn that there were paths and trails, and other houses all over the ridge. From my cabin there was little evidence of the number of people and houses populating the ridge, and no idea of the maze of trails that we walked.

Dream says a lot of things. About unfinished tasks and consequences of not completing, but also how it can lead to new things, new insights, new paths, new places. Following the feminine, the owner/manager of the properties. The fact that there were trees in place that helped prevent injury to the children and others. How the unprotected section did not have anyone in that part of the yard and that's where the breakthrough happened. A rich symbolic dream, filled with obvious meaning.
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Lunch with C. Good to catch up with the state of LF and other things. Started reading another set of Oates stories. First piece, Lethal, eerie and dark. Good writer, but content that makes me squirm.

Lunch was great. Scallop salad and fresh sourdough bread. Delicious. Topped off with a warm bread pudding. Dessert was over the top, but goodly tasting.

Bright sunny day. Want to get out of my chilly cave and spend some time in the healing shine. Will do that, and pick up my laundry, mail, chai, and then prepare for a dancing evening. It's good friday, so let's go dancing. BYOC--Bring your own cross.
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Back from dancing. Was good to go and move a bit. Easter bonnet theme was a bit much and took too long between sets. There were people in bunny suits.

Full moon tonight and traffic reflects the mild mania. I was zipping along coming across the bridge and suddenly a highway patrol passed me. I was a good 10 miles over the limit and could have been cited. Guess he had other things to do. He made the loop and headed back the otherway at high speed.

Time to sign off and read a bit of Oates and then to sleep...perchance to dream.