Six on Saturday:
Spring continues to unfold along a weather roller-coaster, surprising us and delighting us along the way. Wild swings from unseasonably hot to wintery cold have played out with little rain, keeping the plants and birds wary while we try to figure out when it might be safe to bring plants outdoors to stay. The dry…
Six on Saturday: Resilience
The sun shone bright and hot on Wednesday as our air conditioner roared back to life after months of winter cold. Our thermometer read 85 on the shaded deck but the official reading at the airport was a few degrees higher. Instant summer reminded us once again why we treasure spring. There was nothing gradual…
Six on Saturday: How Long Until Spring?
By the end of January we are wondering, “How long until spring?” We watch for signs and patterns, like when the daffodils emerge and whether a groundhog sees its shadow on Imbolc morning. While meteorologists want to declare spring on March 1, the official beginning of spring is the Spring Equinox on March 20, still…
Six on Saturday: Change
The ice has melted, finally, and we have enjoyed some much more comfortable days this week. It has been warmer and wetter; a gentle, steady rain penetrated the frozen ground even as blankets of soft mists and fog wrapped our garden in their protective embrace. We feel spring’s approach as Persephone makes her way back…
Six on Saturday: Grateful for Green
Last week, I learned from a friend who is an historian at Jamestown that the humble periwinkle vine, Vinca minor, is one of the markers that archeologists look for when searching for cemeteries. It is a particular marker for old cemeteries of unmarked graves, in our area, where African Americans were buried during Colonial times.…
Six on Saturday: Crystallized
It snowed again last night. It began in late afternoon and snowed off and on through the night, finishing as the sun rose this morning. It is clinging to the leaves of evergreens and still balancing elegantly on bare branches despite the gusty winds and bright sunshine this morning. It is one of those days…
Six on Saturday: A Hint of Spring
We have a whiff of spring in the midst of winter. It was wintry here well before the Winter Solstice this year, transitioning from autumn to frozen in late November. It has been much colder than usual for weeks, with days when we tried to not even open the door except to collect the mail.…
Silent Sunday: Rest
“The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever.” May Sarton
Sunday Morning Sunrise: River Beach
“There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything’s got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.” Terry Pratchett “Take only pictures, leave only footprints, and kill nothing but time.” Learn more about how the trees growing along this beach heal us,…
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