The authors perspective he feels that the storm is not damaging, that the winds are soft to him, I don't think the forest needs the storm because the wind can destroy the trees. Muir feels that the wind and the storm together make beautiful sounds.The author feels the love of the wind, how it caresses the trees, stimulates their growth and develops their strength and beauty. He KNOWS trees--all their names, how their needles are different, and how each species even smells different.
