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    Spring Snow to Solomon's Seal

    June 06, 2018 1 min read 1 Comment

    Although our spring weather was sketchy at best and, in fact, broke long standing records for coldest days ever, spring/summer did finally arrive in Chicagoland. Pictured is the coldest April 16th in recorded history, followed by a picture taken last week. 

     Right now I'm lounging poolside, enjoying the fine weather at my daughter's six a.m. swim practice; the heat of the day is hours away and if I close my eyes I can almost convince myself that the steady drone of splashing is actually the ocean.

    Yesterday, two of my kids joined me for a walk at the Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington, IL. Conditions were ideal with the possible exception of mosquitoes; even one mosquito is one too many. Thankfully, there seemed to be just as many dragonflies, my favorite insect, and plenty of birds to round out our stroll.

    This beautiful Great Egret took flight several times while we meandered around the pond and each time we just stopped and watched him fly.

     I kept hearing the Jurassic Park soundtrack in my head and wondering, "Where are the dinosaurs?" Here's a prehistoric party garden flag in case no real dinosaurs show up on your nature walk, either.

    There were plenty of plants, bushes, trees and flowers at the nature preserve. There was solomon's seal, wild columbine and a small daisy-like flower to highlight just a few. 

    I hope you choose to be a part of whatever this season offers in your part of the world. Happy Spring!

    1 Response

    BEVERLY HILL
    BEVERLY HILL

    March 05, 2021

    THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND REMINDING ME THAT IN SPITE OF ALL THE TURMOIL IN THIS WORLD, THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE THAT FIND JOY IN THE BLESSINGS THAT WE ALL SEEM TO LOSE SIGHT OF MOST OF THE TIME. WE NEED MORE POSITIVE THOUGHTS, SIGHTS, AND PERSPECTIVES IN OUR LIFE THAT RESHAPE THE TOXICITY OF WHAT SEEMS TO BE AN EVERY DAY THOUGHT. AS LONG AS THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT FOCUS ON THE SIMPLISTICALLY PROFOUND GIFTS AND BLESSINGS FROM GOD, WE WILL NOT SINK INTO THE DARKNESS OF SELF, ANGER, GREED AND MUCH MORE OF WHAT THIS YOUNG GENERATION MAY BELIEVE IS THE “NORM” THAT WE ALL GREW UP WITH. I KNOW I DID NOT EVER THINK MY COUNTRY WOULD BE SO DIVIDED. DID WE FORGET 9/11 AND HOW MANY OF US CAME TOGETHER TO LEND A HELPING HAND, TO GRIEVE WITH THOSE THAT LOST SO MUCH, TO REACH OUT IN KINDNESS FOR NO THOUGHT OF REWARD. HAVE WE FORGOTTEN OUR MILITARY AND ALL THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICES THAT MADE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE TO HELP PROTECT NOT ONLY OUR “FREEDOMS” (WE MUST FIGHT TO KEEP THIS WORD ALIVE IN AMERICA AND NOT TAKEN AWAY BY THOSE THAT BELIEVE THAT HISTORY, AS SAD, AND WRONG THAT SOME OF IT WAS, IT NOT THE HEART OF EVERY AMERICAN ALIVE~~THERE ARE MANY OF US THAT BELIEVE IN LOVING EVERY SINGLE CHILD OF GOD, PERIOD.) I PRAY THAT GOD STILL HAS HIS HAND ON AMERICA. IF WE REACH OUT TO OTHERS IN GREAT KINDNESS AND LOVE, THEN GOD WILL WALK ALONG SIDE OF US ALL. WE MUST GET OUR OF SELF AND BLAME AND FOCUS ON SIMPLY SHOWING KINDNESS AND HOPING THAT OTHERS WILL SEE OUR HEARTS FOR WHAT THEY TRULY ARE. I STILL BELIEVE IN AMERICA AND I PRAY THAT OTHERS WILL INSPIRE GOOD DEEDS TO PROVE THAT WE CAN BE UNITED AND NOT DIVIDED. FOR UNITED WE STAND AND DIVIDED, WE SHALL SURELY FALL~~BLESSINGS TO ALL AND THE PEACE THAT WAS MEANT TO BE~~BEV FROM VIRGINIA

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