Opal believes that she was adopted into the Whiteley family when she was very young. She thinks her biological mother has died and is now an angel in heaven, and so the name, Angel Mother.

Opal calls this clearing a cathedral because she uses it for religious services. The word cathedral is also often used to describe tall Old growth forests.

"I made christening robes for all my animal friends to wear when they were given their names in the ceremony."

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