By Irene Barnard Irises Despite a spate of snowstorms it’s clear that winter is passing. Spring is coming, and with it the sun’s rebirth after a season of darkness. Waking from winter’s deep sleep, hibernating animals stir in their dens, and so do we—even with February’s cold! New buds peek through the snow and ice, […]

by George Jacobi Sometime in mid February, winter will blink, grudgingly admitting that the longer days mean spring is winning. Despite dirty snow still banked high along roads, increased trickles of ground water rising at a benign 52 degrees will initiate ice melting in the shallowest parts of shallow ponds, bogs, and marshes. These days […]

No better place to start than this: I speak for the trees. The Lorax (Dr. Seuss) During the silent stillness of January, tree frogs sleep, snow fleas leap, black bears ready themselves to give birth, and maple buds ready themselves to grow red. Here are some more quotes to feed our souls and warm our […]