Roots.

Went for a long walk with the daughter today; rain, rainbows, deer, buzzards and long tailed tits.

Talked a bit about the way the past can be re-written to suit a contemporary view of the world, how culture can influence the way we can see things in the present. Talked about the way that culture also influences what we expect from the future and the grief we can feel when that future is unexpectedly altered.

Our roots are as important to us and they are to these trees. It is from them that our future grows strong.