Reaching

"Beauty is not a luxury. Beauty is a strategy and a necessity."
--Terry Tempest Williams
at her Portland lecture Wednesday night

Photo by Scott, of course.

Happy Spring!

Last night, Scott and I were sitting around an equinox fire in our backyard, discussing how happy we were about spring, when I spied a daffodilly object I swear wasn't there that day. It's quite a ruffled many-petaled daffodil, and I'm just thrilled to discover our new yard flowering! I'm out to dig today, and hope not to disturb too many percolating bulbs or seeds.

The lark's on the wing...

Could it be spring? It snowed last week. But I came across these crocii on my walk home from the bus stop. They're not pushing up through the snow like they do in Moscow, but remain a pretty clear indication that all's right with the world.