November Remembrances and the Spirit of Thanksgiving

Photo from the Montreal Botanical gardens showing the roots of a large tree with leaves strewn about.
While I was in Montreal this year, I visited the botanical gardens there and I saw a great many kinds of plants. I am fascinated by the various textures plants have and I love how older large trees spread their roots into the ground surrounding them over time. I found this picture appropriate for the state of my life right now and as such appropriate for this blog post.

Content Warning – I briefly talk about the death of one of my parents. No graphic details or anything like that but if that is something you do not wish to read about – skip this post.

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On Gratitude & Thanksgiving

A picture of a paved path in a well maintained cemetery on a clear late autumn day.
I am also unironically grateful for well kept cemeteries with paved walking paths.

The (primarily) North American tradition of Thanksgiving is not something I celebrate. However as both Canadian and American Thanksgiving days pass us by, thoughts of gratitude sprung to mine. Especially this year, I have a lot to be grateful for so I wanted to write this blog post to share that gratitude with the world.

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