Tag Archives: spring

Survived

Posted on March 1, 2026 by dgSciGuy

March 1 dawns cloudy, cool, with a breezeIn my small world, it feelsas if we’ve survived somethingJanuary and Februarywere longcoldchallenging with multiplesnow-days (that is to say days of online school true snow days are a thing of the past thanks … Continue reading →

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Winds of March

Posted on March 20, 2025 by dgSciGuy

The winds of March have strewndisorderI’m barely hanging onhoping for theend of the week,end of the project,end of this moment. The Vernal Equinox arrivedchilly with promise of cold,windy with a whisper of equal,balance,a pause before forwardmotionMaple trees that held tiny … Continue reading →

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Communal Spring

Posted on March 12, 2025 by dgSciGuy

“Background is our substrate of belonging, a shared communal background is our first remedy for loneliness.” ~David White Spring is the communal background into which we all emerge andwe think we know what we mean when we say “spring” butsprings … Continue reading →

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Did you notice

Posted on March 10, 2025 by dgSciGuy

the call of the kildeer overheador the singular contrail streakedacross the sunset sky?Did you hear the call of the landing geese or see the tips of branches getting fatter?Did you notice the faint smear of lightacross the horizon this morning?Did … Continue reading →

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Trees (old and new)

Posted on March 13, 2024 by dgSciGuy

I notice the old treesthe stately onestall, wide-boughedstill leaf-bare in this early spring climate changedupside-down Marchstanding tall reservingjudgement bearingthe deep knowledge of season uponseason.I notice the young treesshorteredge-wood dwellersshowy with blooms,colors, or new leavescalling attentiongiving reason to celebrate to forget … Continue reading →

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Symphony of Seasons

Posted on March 18, 2023 by dgSciGuy

Headed west into brilliant blue skies brightened by mid-March sunshine harbinger of summer days cold winds blowrusty broomsedgereminders that autumn and winter haven’t yet released their hold redbuds, Bradford Pears,maples with bursting buds offerthe hope of impending spring

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Daffodils

Posted on March 5, 2023 by dgSciGuy

Driving backroads on a lazy day–sun soaking skin through open windows. It’s all unexpected warm weather in March, high water receding from record storms daffodils appearing in the middle of nowhere (that used to be somewhere) a home–place where someone … Continue reading →

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