Deer are the first sign that
Spring has come … tracks up the
snow-laden driveway and in the
small meadow lakeside, wary polite
encounters when we drive up and
down our narrow dirt roads — the now
wiser deer engaging us, gauging our
movements and moments to dash from
one side to the other … full-rumped from
their winter encampments where they
avoid the few predators that dare the
deep woods, eat their fill of winter
mast and await the birthing of their
fawns in May and June.
Crocuses Ring In the Flower Season
“Behold, my friends. The spring is come. The earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun. And we shall soon see the results of their love.” – Sitting Bull
It snowed during the night. But the snow turned to rain early in the morning. And by the afternoon, the sun was shining, bright and warm. I was mulling over the winter’s damage to yard trees and shrubs and considering the clean-up that lay ahead when something caught my eye; a splash of color amidst the thawing mat of leaves and needles, and patches of icy, dirty snow still covering the winter-weary ground. I took a few steps toward it and sure enough. There they were. The first of the spring crocuses; a cheery reminder that winter would soon be coming to an end and that the full beauty of spring lies ahead.
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