Well, it’s not sticking to the ground (much), and it is making my evergreen look pretty. I’ll take it.
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Colors fading fast
Silky soft explosion
Milkweed gone to seed.
Tiny pine cone
Yellow crocus blossoms
Finally! Some seasonally appropriate weather, and a little spring color.
The Queen’s leftovers
The remains of a Queen Anne’s lace flower, from last year.
Fuzzy promises
Sparkling snow
Like an infinite number of teeny-tiny jewels. Only certain types of snow sparkle this way, did you ever notice?
A proverbial busy bee
At Olbrich Botanical Gardens the other day, I followed this bee around for quite a while, as she scurried from flower to flower, circling each one, and sometimes digging deep to gather the flower’s nectar. I got to thinking… there’s a lesson here. If you can’t find what nourishes you, keep trying, dig deeper if you have to. Eventually you’ll find it.
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On this Arbor Day, one of my favorite sights of spring: Small, delicate leaves growing from tree branches that have been bare for the past five months.