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| Looking out over gunpowder river |
Every morning palette is slightly different. Some mornings the changes are so subtle as to seem unknowable by the human eye; but it is still happening, spring is coming.
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| It does still look pretty chilly |
Around town it seems that every flowering tree, but crape myrtle is indeed blooming, pollen is everywhere. Just ask my sinuses.
The marina is bustling, lots of people down, prepping their boats, getting ready to splash. I'm carefully picking warm, windless afternoons to get some sanding and restaining/varnish the wheel house. Wood does indeed take constant attention when you live on the water.
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We took the day off today to go hiking at Marshy Point Nature Center, which is one of our favorite local places to hike. We had a very wet winter which made hiking out there problamatic, because well, its marshy.
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| The trail to?... |
We took the right hand loop of the Vernal Pond trail for the first time in a long time, and had some very sweet surprises. One very long, very muddy stretch now has a raised wooden foot path, a new group camp site, fire pit and shore side bench.
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| Such subtle color |
The peepers are still out in full force, and voice; listening to the frogs has always been a favorite part of spring for me. I have clear memories of driving in the countryside in Southern Illnois shouting to make myself heard over the bullfrog cacophany.
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| Shining like a little sun |
It isn't as green as it will be in just a few more days. We can still see the houses on the other side of the river.
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| the Lycopodium is very happy this spring |
Soon it will be summer, soon there will be mosquitos, soon we will be complaining about the heat.
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| I think mother nature always wins |
Life is hell, no, not really.
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| This tree has stood for a very long time |
More later
gail
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