2024-07-09 Through the Trees

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+**I**: The birdsong is more pervasive this year. More penetrating. I don't know if this reflects an external or internal change. 
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+**II**: I am walking in Discovery Park. At every bench I encounter, I stop to read a little bit of [_The Timeless Way of Building_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Timeless_Way_of_Building) by Christopher Alexander. I also jot down any stray thought. 
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+![Trees](https://cdn.aleksrudzitis.com/letters/2024-07-09/imgs/discovery-park.jpg)
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+**III**: Am I a programmer that likes walks or a walker that sometimes programs?
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+**IV**: Work agitates the pond. Stirs up the mud. This lets it settle. 
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+**V**: I didn't touch grass. I prefer looking up through the trees.
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+**VI**: The difference between being an adult and being a child is whether anyone will shout "that's far enough." 
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+On the way home, I listened to [my new summer jam playlist](https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX8Cb57RCMBwyOVuXg06rGi2T0mSu8Hb7&si=YQXvqPHXZdp6n0c5).