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Somewhere near a century ago, this groove was cut into the trunk of this Western red cedar so a springboard could be inserted, at a height of around 1.2m (4 ft.) from the surface of the ground. Another 1.2m or so higher, the horizontal cut was made to fell this centuries-old giant. Although I have no idea of the fate of the lumber from that tree, the stump and the notch remain. In the hundred years or so, they've first borne witness to the recolonization of native flora and, subsequently, the planting of the David C. Lam Asian Garden. For a sense of scale, this stump is about as large as the one from this photograph.
The Darius Kinsey collection of photographs from the University of Washington Libraries documents logging practices during this period. Its forest scenes gallery of images includes photographs of springboards in use.
Art resource link: Art and Perception is a group weblog about its namesake. Excellent questions being asked and active conversations in the ensuing comments make it a great place to learn (and participate, if you are so inclined!).
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at November 20, 2006 6:23 AM
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Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at November 20, 2006 7:05 AM
Yes: it's groaning.
Posted by: Ron B at November 20, 2006 9:24 AM
Speaking of stumps -last Sunday's episode of the tv series Green Valley discussed the ancient, widespread, woodland management practice of 'coppicing'- regrowth of stumps produced new wood more rapidly than starting from seedlings. It's still done today to a small extent. Wikipedia has an entry, or google 'coppicing'.
Posted by: Olena (photomaniac on Flickr) at November 20, 2006 6:27 PM
Daniel,
Glad you find Art and Perception interesting. I'm a painter. I have learned a great deal about photography from this group web log. It has also inspired me to look at photography web logs that I might have missed otherwise.
Posted by: Karl Zipser at November 20, 2006 11:40 PM
Thanks Karl - I'm personally learning a lot from painters!
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin at November 21, 2006 9:15 AM
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I can't help but see a pained face in this photograph, as an aside.