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Sounds of Spring: A Fond Farewell
“Listen to the voice of nature, for it holds treasures for you.” Native American (Huron) Proverb
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Dew Drops and Tear Drops
“Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably, excites the sensitive soul to tears.” Edgar Allan Poe
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Believing in Ferns
“… come back / believer in shade / believer in silence and elegance / believer in ferns / believer in patience / believer in the rain” W.S. Merwin, from “Empty Water” “…they will seed…
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A Close Encounter
“I pray to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear.” Terry Tempest Williams
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At Last
“Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns and shadow of April showers.” Byron Caldwell Smith
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Meditation on a Fallen Magnolia Bloom
“Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes time – we haven’t time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.” Georgia O’Keeffe
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Those Talented Mangroves
The mangroves, as always, are standing in theirbeloved water,their new leaves very small and tender and pale. Mary Oliver, from her poem “Walking to Indian River”
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What’s Not to Like about Lichens?
“There is a low mist in the woods — It is a good day to study lichens.” Henry David Thoreau
