Tracey's interest for trees is a great opportunity to map some interesting trees at the wetland and countryside. It helps me to go deeper into the understanding of trees as key node of an ecological web of motion and exchange for a large number of species. I had the good oportunity here to map the story of the two golden Oriola traveling back and forth in 2 trees over and over again during 2 weeks.

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I was surprised to see how it is difficult to move around physically. Dakota needs to ask permission to the land owner to go the river at a few meters from his house. I idiscovered with joy the presence of two beavers at a little pond.

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I was impressed by the presence of trees and could sense the secret presence of great animals like deers. This experience not only helped me to tie some connections to the land where she is living but helped me greatly to see locally with other senses and go deeper into my expanded identity with the Earth. At the end, I clearly felt a continuity between the two remote continents with several similar species, colors and even memories of smells of the brown wet leaves at the reservoir.

Sharing my daily surroundings with Fred was delightful in the fullest sense. In some ways, I felt a responsibility as virtual host, wanting to curate an authentic experience for someone who has never been physically here. This brought my own perception of my surroundings into sharp focus: a fascinating thing to investigate and question. In other ways though, I felt completely free, at the whim of the environment. Waiting to notice the next thing it would whisper or shout for me to pass along to Fred kept me open, willing. And so the three of us engaged in this exchange, whispering, shouting, smiling, anticipating, wondering, connecting.