Natural processes are the endless interactions that shape our planet and support life. From the catastrophic (wildfires, volcanoes, tidal waves) to the microscopic (the formation of mycorrhizal networks), myriad natural processes take place around us every day. Some processes transform land overnight, and others take millennia to become detectable. Each leaves an individual fingerprint on our natural world. They make life happen. They are life happening” (F. Southgate, RewildingBritain). When it comes to questions about how the volcano works, practically everything is a mystery. Signals may appear before the eruption, but there is no certainty and it is practically impossible to determine the time of the explosion.The eruption of the volcano Cumbre Vieja in La Palma (Spanish Canary Islands) began in 2021 and lasted 85 days and eight hours, being the longest eruption recorded in the history of the island and the most destructive of last century in Europe. The volcano, which has been declared extinct, came into light changing the island and people’s lives irreversibly at the same time demonstrating man's powerlessness against element. Fascinated by this natural phenomenon but also interested in the relationship of the island's inhabitants with the environment and the volcano itself, I traveled to la Palma in 2022 twice. During my trips, I experienced how extremely close and inseparable is relationship of human and nature and at the same time how fragile is the environment shaped and managed by man. What I found unique was also the approach to life of the local habitants of the island and their great humility towards the volcano. Even in such a difficult situation I heard from them: "You know it is a great tragedy, but volcano was first here, gave us a land for a living, later we came, we have to remember it and respect it" (...) „Living here on a volcanic island is a love - hate relation simultaneously” - I heard.