On Saturday evening we got hit by an unexpected thunder storm (not sure how the Met Service missed such a huge storm front?) which brought us a huge amount of rain and high winds. This storm brought intense rainfall, and with it several large land slips across our property. One of the most unexpected was through a native bush area that’s around 80 years of regrowth — an area that felt established, protected, and resilient. Tree roots play a vital role in land stability. They knit soil together, anchor slopes, slow the movement of water, and create underground networks that support entire ecosystems. Forests are one of nature’s most effective tools for preventing erosion. And yet — even 80 years is still very young in the life of a forest. Many of these trees are only just developing deeper structural roots. The soil layers beneath them are still settling, still learning how to hold water, still responding to extreme weather events that seem to becoming more frequent, intense, unseasonal. This doesn’t mean the system has failed. It means regeneration is not a finish line — it’s a process. Where the land has slipped, light has now entered. And light is an invitation. Pioneer species will arrive. Fast growers, soil binders, nitrogen fixers, ground covers. Fungi will follow. Insects. Birds. Over time, complexity will rebuild — often stronger, more diverse, and more resilient than before. For us, this becomes another living classroom. Another place to observe natural succession. Another reminder that nature doesn’t rush — and doesn’t waste disturbance. Regeneration isn’t about avoiding distribution. It's about ’s about how life responds after it. And life always responds. 🌿 ...And in the meantime we will respond with trying to figure out how to fix one of our main access ways!