Day 1176: Rhododendron garden

[eve_prime]

This afternoon I went to a retirement event for a psychology professor, Holly Arrow, which had been delayed two years for the pandemic. It was two talks, one by a colleague and one by a former student, talking about her research on small group dynamics and how she later expanded that into peace and conflict studies. I didn't expect her to remember me, as the only full conversation we'd previous had was back in... 2006? But to my surprise, she came over and sat by me and started a conversation. She really liked the paper that Gerard and I did on genocidal thought!

I left during the party afterwards and met J. at the rhododendron gardens. It was three or four weeks past their prime, but some were still blooming, and we also went on a walk in the adjacent forest parkland until J. started noticing mosquitos.

I got there first; here's his car.





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Now he's walking by some of the still-blooming plants.



I thought this little oak tree was especially interesting, with its huge leaves! Quercus dentata, I think the sign said.



And foxgloves, because I like foxgloves.



Now we're in the woods.



Looking downhill from the path through the woods. When I was a girl, they kept sika deer in this part of the park.

Comments

[claidheamhmor]

So lovely!