Island in the Net by Khürt Williams
Technology and Photography Musings. Established circa 2000.
"Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" was showing at 4:30 PM at the Princeton Garden Theatre.
The Princeton Garden Theatre is Princeton Township’s only movie theatre. It shows first-run movies such as "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once". It’s a non-profit theatre. I’ve never seen a movie here during the 25 years I have lived in the area. It looks small.
Kodak Ektar 100. Lab developed. Home scanned VueScan and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
When Bhavna wanted to get out for a hike a few weeks ago, I suggested Herrontown Woods. It’s nearby, just a few kilometres from home, and we haven’t visited the trail in years. It had been so long she had forgotten’ she doubted she had ever hiked it.
While the Yellow Trail traces Harry’s Brook, we took the Red Trail, which took us all around the woods. She still didn’t remember when I mentioned the Orange Trail goes to the Veblen House, which we had visited. We found ourselves surrounded by trees with sunlight filtering through the leaves. It was a great feeling to experience Shinrin-yoku.
Shinrin-yoku (uncountable) in Japanese culture is a recreational trip to the forest for relaxation and well-being. The term Shinrin-yoku was coined by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in 1982. It is often defined as making contact with and taking in the atmosphere of the forest; forest bathing.
A team of physiologists conducted a research study on the physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku. The results show that forest environments promote lower cortisol concentrations, lower pulse rate, lower blood pressure, pathetic nerve activity, and lower sympathetic nerve activity than city environments. Too much cortisol can lead to anxiety, depression, and headaches and affects memory and concentration.
This is just what we needed.
It's drab and dreary outside right now. The weather reminds me of the drab grey days we had even in mid-March. I'm looking forward to some beach weather.
I captured this photograph while having breakfast muffin and a cappuccino at Sakrid Coffee Roasters in Princeton. There was a soft drizzle, and a fine mist hung. I focused the camera on catching the woman who was crossing the street. A truck pulled up and parked on the corner at about the same time that a woman sat down facing the window.
I think the photograph captures the mood I was in that morning.
