Fruit trees.

There's a phrase I've heard, "planting the fruit trees".

The thing with planting the fruit trees -- even if one gets the ones in pots that will actually flower this year or at most next -- is they're a long-term commitment. They're settling down and expecting a harvest, planning in the long term, laying preparations that will come to fruition on a scale of years.

( Today we went out. )

Space for the dead.

(Not sure how coherent this is going to be; I woke up miserable and have become very loopy on cold medication since then.)

( Death, the Dead, Ritual Markings )