Been studying ancient Greek mythology, and turns out Hades created daffodils for Persephone.
Persephone had 6 pomegranate seeds, so there are seasons, because she goes to Hades for half the year, and her mother Demeter, doesn't sustain the crops when she's away.
Mythology is so chaotic to me, on her Wikipedia page, Persephone has statue of Persephone-Isis, Greek and Egyptian mythology syncretism.
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.
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?
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.
