Burying my dad’s ashes

Family buries the father’s ashes beneath an Acer Princeton Gold tree; he calls the transformation from person to powder surreal. Family helps bury the ashes; rain is welcomed as useful, while soil is packed and the tree’s roots are watered. He demonstrates fireplace maintenance and layered fire-building, recalling earlier failed attempts while his father was hospitalized.

Bereavement shifts from burial disbelief toward preserving family routines and practical household responsibilities.