Solastalgia
I have been wandering through a rain-soaked landscape that still smells of fire and black — a forest burnt beyond recognition. A sense of solastalgia as I walk as softly as possible. I feel like this land can’t take much more, not even the footsteps of a single human walking. And yet there is also a sense of hope (faint) — an immense feeling of wonder for the trees that are defiantly coming back to life. The red of new growth appears illuminated against the grey storms and burnt black land.