In New Jersey the people are encountering a second day of full-on drizzle and rain. Haripad and I managed to sneak out of the house to do some walking around the lake. Again, I informed him of some plants that, like most of us, we don’t notice or ignore as weeds.
“There’s the horsetail plant, good for the nervous system and your bones. It can be used like a tea,” I explained. I also cautioned, “There’s poison ivy. Don’t touch! The rash you’ll get is very irritating. And there’s that invasive wild mustard, good for the health.”
Haripad was intrigued with it all. We walked as I gained my number of steps, despite the dampness.
Most of my day was indoors, the house, but also some time was spent on the deck leaving me in nature’s embrace. Both Haripad and Sandamani got all ready for the guests tonight nd that included setting up a screen for a combined Gita class, 9.12, with Zoom regulars for Tuesday night, mostly from Ontario and Quebec. Now we have a room full of people from the Garden State facing the screen and looking at the followers from north of the border in Canada. Each person had a soft or hard version of the verse in front of them. It was wonderful as far as participation was concerned from both sides.
The prasadam prepared was just excellent. It was delicious. Some late comers ate and listened at the same time. Those with me in the house continued in blissful kirtan chanting.
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