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. 

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.

7/26/2025

Purple-loosestrife

Went down to check to see if it was open, and it was open on the Kew Garden Hills side, but when I got. to the Forest Hills side, it was locked!

Closed for the second time in a row

Trying to go to Willow Lake and the gates are locked is really annoying. I went a week prior and it was locked too, so it's been locked for a while. No explanation. Quite annoying. It was closed for a few months this winter.

So I walked down the off ramp, and looked to see if there was a break in the fence of where to break into the reeds. The traffic was so heavy, I was too impatient to cross. Anyway, I think the place to go in is to walk down the on ramp from Jewel. I didn't do that, but I did explore to see if there were any other path, and I couldn't really find them. There's so much garbage dumped there, it's quite disgusting. 

I take exception that they don't say when they will reopen (NYC).