03.31.07
Posted in Nature, Seasons at 9:42 pm by Ric
Visited Boyer Chute NWR today with my wife. The drive there went from overcast skys to a light rain. The skys were dramatic.
At Boyer Chute the light rain suddenly turned to downpour (loved it!) getting us pretty soaked. We took refuge in the car driving to Blair. Just as quickly the rain subsided. The white smoke from a factory provided a contrast to the dark sky.
We ended up at Black Elk-Neihardt Park in Blair where the sun tried to come through but dark skies prevailed.
I’ve been delighted at all that has turned green or flowered. But the dark skies and the smell or rain were the highlights of this outing. Something about a March or April storm that doesn’t compare to any other time of year.
What have you been seeing?
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03.27.07
Posted in Nature, Seasons at 9:42 pm by Ric
The big change the past 5 to 7 days has been the greening of the landscape. Lawns have quickly gone from brown to green. I saw people at a golf course 2 days ago. The grass was so green it was stunning.
A shrub in my yard is leafing out. I don’t even know what species it is. But it’s tiny green leaves are the first I’ve seen this spring. This is such a huge change. Leaves show us the wind, waving back and forth even in the most subtle breeze. During winter the only way we see wind is when it is strong enough to blow the tree branches or snow (or send a grocery bag flying by). Leaves also allow us to hear the wind in all it’s force and all it’s subtilty.
In a week or so the trees will start leafing out. March is known for the phrase “in like a lion, out like a lamb”. The thing I associate most with April isn’t the emergence of flowers. It’s the way it starts with naked trees in the woods just starting to leaf out. Trees that you can see through. Then at the end of April we have a sea of green. What lies beyond is a secret we only uncover by going there.
Get out and notice!
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