“Youthful Folly” is Wilhelm’s translation, which also includes “hopeless entanglement” in the text. I appreciate David Hinton’s translation of “thicket” as a concise visual. I found this thicket on my walk in the woods.
Thicket, Cumberland Gap National Park
Clinch Mountain overlook (Obviously a favorite photo…see header)
David Hinton translates hexagram No. 2 as “Earth”. Wilhem translation is “receptive”. Other translations include “field” and “flow”.
Field in spring
Eagle Creek watershed
Sprouting melon seeds
The potential energy is astonishing! Each one of these melon sprouts can become a vine that produces a dozen melons which each have hundreds of seeds in their center! These sprouts are from one of last year’s melons, which was from seed Dad saved from the previous year. Tomatoes can be even more prolific!
Parts of seeds: embryo, endosperm and coat(protective layer) Notice in the lower left corner that several seed coats cling to the new leaves.
Looking forward to the fruit of these sprouts in mid and late summer!
“Sugar Kiss”, Sand Stone Melon Co. Inc.
From the south lawn…Happy Easter!
“Unbound” is David Hinton translation.
South lawn make over begins.
Lilac and Vibernum stumps
Day lilies, hostas and peonies: Divided from original plantings…critical mass part 2? Not shown: coneflowers, asters, plumbago, iris, holly
I counted 108 pots!
Then there is another 20 plus not shown in the photo.
From a Google search of the definition of “Critical Mass”….the first (from physics) has to do with the minimum amount of fissile material needed to maintain a nuclear chain reaction…the second has to do with the minimum size required to start or maintain a venture. Wilhem’s translation for I Ching No. 28 is “preponderance of the Great”. David Hinton’s translation for I Ching No. 28 is “Vast beyond” looking forward to the changes in the situation. Both authors have lines that include “sagging ridge pole” as the problem driving change. That is the background on my struggle choosing an image for No. 28, until I cleaned out my garden shed this week!
All these containers held flowers, vegetables and herb plants (accumulated over 10 years). As of this writing, all will be redeployed with plant divisions, seeds or deposited at the recycling center. Critical mass–>chain reaction.
Yesterday, Turkey Run State Park
Suspension bridge
Bridge
Friends and family
Leonardo Hotel, Munich
IChing No.45 (Joyous over Receptive)
Translation by David Hinton—Composure
Translation by Richard Wilhelm—Gathering together
Family (Downtown Abbey style) formal dinner party for 60th Anniversary
Angels watching over us. Nice!
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