This has been a rough winter. With a tendency toward seasonal affective disorder, getting outdoors and moving is not just a pleasure, it’s a necessity. With near record snow falls, bursitis in my hip has kept me restricted to walking the streets, out of the woods and feeling out of sorts. Increasing sunlight in March…
Signs of spring on the mountainside are far more subtle than in my flower garden but no less fascinating. Mosses and lichens are flowering & fruiting and have their brightest colors while it is cool and damp, blueberry bushes are budding and salamanders are laying their eggs while caddisflies are feasting on them. Come and…
Welcome to spring in my garden. Unlike the dessert which may burst forth with life overnight after a soaking rain, here in New England spring is more of an unfolding; a familiar well-loved play with scenes we anticipate seeing that always surprises us with a detail – subtle or bold – that we have somehow…
What I love most about spring is that every day is a miracle. Another flower opens, the chives visibly grow a 1/2 an inch or more a day, another bird stops in at the feeders as they migrate to their summer homes. Yesterday the buds finally popped on my daffodils that live in the warm…
It took the neighborhood honey bees less than 24 hours of the first blooms of the year opening to find their first feast of the season. What a delight to see life returning so quickly as the snow melts!
After the long snowy winter we have had I was excited this morning to smell dirt for the first time in months. Yes – dirt! I stopped and took a moment to breathe deeply and smell the scent of earth. During our morning walks we are now hearing an abundance of bird chatter – robins…
It is spring inside my house and it smells lovely. The hyacinth bulbs that I had tucked away to chill in the refrigerator in November and ‘”planted” on February 15th are starting to bloom. Outside winter continues to hold tight with snow covering the ground, a fresh blanket of 3-4 inches fell overnight. I am…
Finding Red Trillium blooming in the woods is a sure sign that spring is really here for good. I enjoy seeing these flowers very much and spotting them along a trail is as good as finding a $5 bill along the street, only better! There are a couple state parks in NH that have an…
Over the years I have planted daffodils in nearly ever nook and cranny in my gardens & yard. Partly because I really enjoy planting bulbs and it is the last gardening activity I can do before the ground freezes and snow flies and partly because I so enjoy their bright smiling faces come spring. It…
Sleeping with one eye open. Awaiting a warm, sunny day to come out and play.
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