On my walks in the neighborhood I see Signs of Spring Though I often call this time of year the time of sticks and mud, it is also a season of promise. It’s still looking brown and bare in the woods but there are signs that nature is waking from Read more…
Can you see it? The way winter is leaving and spring is asserting itself day by day? Spring Equinox Today is spring equinox and the last super full moon of 2019! It’s been a long challenging winter. I am so happy that the weather has taken a turn towards spring. Read more…
Signs of Spring At first glance the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum looked gray and brown, but when I began to wander around and take a closer look I saw signs everywhere that spring was popping out. In the photo above an Acer Maple tree blooms are bright against pale gray branches. Read more…
This is the season for contemplating miracles. The swift arrival of spring always makes me believe in miracles. All around me the emergence of fresh green leaves, migration of birds and butterflies, and blooming of early spring ephemerals in the woodlands convince me that life is an amazing miracle. The Read more…
Quote of the day: “She turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head, And whispered to her neighbor: “Winter is dead.” ― A.A. Milne, When We Were Very Young Sunshine, melting snow, mild weather—I can almost smell spring in the air. All around me I see signs of spring. The ice Read more…