Why Are Some Trees Painted White? A Winter Secret, Revealed

Now when I pass a white-trunked tree in winter, I don’t wonder.
I pause.

I see the care in that soft white band—the human hand that mixed the paint, the intention that reached up on a cold afternoon, the hope that this tree will stand tall, not just this year, but for decades.

It’s a small act.
But in a world that often moves too fast, too loud—