Fog walk

I like to go for a long walk, but I don't have any energy when my daughter leaves, and so I have Wednesday and Thursday as my walk days. Her mother has some time off and they're both sick over at her place, and I got to take a walk today. Seem to walk to her place, which is about a 4k steps. It's about the same distance to the bookstore and movie theater. Walked down to Willow Lake quite a lot when I was into my Transcendentalist phase. Today I was listening to a biography of Mark Twain. I saw a giant bird, perhaps a great heron, fly off. I saw a cardinal too. I wasn't really paying much attention and saw these two great birds. I got to Pink Forest, a lovely cafe, there are a few in Forest Hills, and then walk back, and it's 9k steps. Good walk today. 

Some willows of Willow Lake.

Identification walk

 

Douglas Fir or spruce? I think it's a fur. 

Scots Pine

Blue spruce.

Sycamore or platanus? I think it's a sycamore.

Oak

Juniper or yew? It didn't have the juniper berries, but it also didn't have the yew berries. Probably juniper.

Pine

Eastern White Pine

As I age, I can tolerate things being unresolved and unknown. Until they had a name for HIV and Aids, it was horrible to have a terrible disease killing people but they couldn't put a word to it. Putting words to things can be really important. Tolerating not knowing is even more important. 

Down at Willow lake the most important trees are willow. I didn't take any photos of trees down there. But I did take this photo:

My daughter saw a snake and freaked out. I was amazed she was charging through the park, a few years ago she walked in and had to turn around right away, she was scared. 

Dawn Redwood or Bald Cypress?

Late summer

My meditation spot is overgrown. There was a fellow standing around singing opera near by, kind of eerie. 

Two workers came by, wondered what they were up to. They said they were looking into expanding the path. 

Biggest carbon producers + info

 

Forest Hills entry is open

Blocked off paths at Willow Lake

I'm glad the lake is open, the gate for the bridge over the highway wasn't locked again today, but then when I got in, they had the path blocked off. Seems kind of absurd to me and I walked down the path to the bridge. The path is a bit difficult to get through to Forest Hills, and the Forest Hills side is locked, last time I checked, I didn't walk that for today. 

Beggars can’t be choosers.