RDS: "With familiarity the profound becomes mundane. With passion the mundane becomes profound."...... Saul Bellow :" A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep." ......MORE PHOTOS @ saunterings.com

Thursday, March 12, 2009

MARCH SPRING

EARLY MARCH SPRING

Today, light snow, deep freeze.
If November’s first snow
It would be pretty,
But it belongs to March,
That’s such a pity.

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In early spring the winter retreats and then returns. A melting flow nightly freezes, spring locked again in winter’s clutch. Soon returning sun warmth re-releases, reviving hope of season’s promise.

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Not yet fully rushing, the early spring still retains fall reminders, sere and crinkly leaves, pale stalks devoid of life and cattails hiding muskrat lodges.

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Green, a very scarce commodity in the earliest of spring, is treasured. Each location duly noted, a reason to stop, think and even listen as spring surrounds.

MUSKRAT LODGE IN CATTAILS
WHITE PINE SPRIG WITH PRINCESS PINE.....RDS
PHOTOS at SAPSUCKER WOODS CORNELL LAB of ORNITHOLOGY




1 comment:

Sherri B. said...

I love the green when it starts peaking out from the earth...it gives me hope! I'm glad I got to catch up on several beautiful posts from you this Saturday morning. Have a great weekend -- thanks for sharing your lovely words and photographs!

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