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Outrigger canoes and other marine traffic ply the waters of Bellingham Bay during a 'low-smoke day' in mid-October; the `fog` in the background used to be trees

The author, helping plant a katsura tree

The root ball emerges from Seattle dirt

Grinders, tacticians, and the skipper all worked together to accomplish something great

Preparing the tree for its improbably journey to Bellingham

A small army celebrates a successful tree-removal session

Let the tree-rescue games begin!

The author's wife, celebrating a hopefully successful tree-rescue mission in 2021

The author's wife, celebrating a successful tree planting in 2012

Mike Sullivan, the day after the author's wedding, on one of his many deep dives into blackberry bushes to gather fresh berries. He somehow managed to avoid all thorns, while harvesting impressive yeilds