Recording summary · May 2020
It's been a year since I lost my dad -(
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Overview
Daniel reflects on the death of his father from H1N1 flu and pneumonia complications, detailing the hospital stay in the ICU, cremation, and the burial of the ashes in the garden beneath a newly planted tree.
Daniel describes coping with grief over time, including dreams, sensory reminders, regrets regarding their quiet relationship and yard work, and the experience of losing a parent around age 30.
Daniel observes outdoor distractions in the garden, such as wildlife, possible insects, and organisms living in a jar of pond water collected a few days prior.
Themes
Father's illness, ICU stay, and death from H1N1 flu and pneumonia complications.
Coping with grief, dreams, sensory reminders, and losing a parent around age 30.
Cremation, burying the ashes in the garden, and planting a tree with a message written by Daniel's mother.
Reflections on a quiet relationship with his father and feelings of regret over not sharing interests or assisting in the yard.
Observations of outdoor distractions including a duck, potential insects, and organisms in a jar of pond water.
Developments
Daniel's father contracted H1N1 flu, spent a couple of weeks in the ICU, developed pneumonia and further infections, and died in February of the prior year.
Daniel's father was cremated, and Daniel's uncles buried the ashes in a hole where a tree was subsequently planted over them.
Daniel collected a jar of pond water a few days prior to filming.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether white patches seen on the ground were paper or formed by an insect.
The exact identity of the aquatic organism in the jar, tentatively suggested as a caterpillar or dragonfly, and the composition of the black goo attached to it.