Tag Archives: spring

The Birds and the Bees — Sans the Bees

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Spring is in the air.

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Next Time

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Next time, I will rest walk. I will not flit from flower to flower like a butterfly, capturing this and that in my digital memory. As fun as that is, next time, I will think walk. I will not adrenalin-rush the … Continue reading →

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In the Pink at Descanso Gardens

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Just park me right here–no work, no food (well, maybe), a camera, a book, and a few hours to spend.  Sigh.

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Before the Dark Call

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

Dare I raise my young, taut head when winter still slinks round, pounce-ready—sneaky like that? There is sun and wind and water and will, and my face yearns to breathe it all in. Dare I expose my defenseless self when … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Spring

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

In the absence, I feel longing. The longing cannot be explained away, dissected, bisected, and catalogued. It is blood deep, bone deep, urgent; and the waiting hurts. The absence wants filling—the rising of this sunken sap, the swelling of these … Continue reading →

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Springing into Summer

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Spring is color and cloud, wind and wildflowers, rushing down headlong into summer. Catch a breath! Summer is heat and hats, beach and books, topped with tomato and avocado sandwiches. Catch a sigh!

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Winter SPRINGS Eternal

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Just when you thought you could bring out the shorts and sandals.  We had snow in the desert on the 13th and 14th.  Winter’s last hurrah, I guess.

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Spring Preening!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

The mourning doves have been a bit weird today–fighting, bullying, flitting about.  Then they sat on the fence gently poking in and around their heads, over and over again.  It’s either love or spring “preening”!

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Freshly Dressed–Lilacs

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

Buds, asleep since summer, stretch and groan, throwing off the gloom of winter’s sleep, sloughing off constricting scales, peeking through, breaking through, pressed by warming breezes. With each new sun, the growing and pushing opens in luscious bloom, broadcasting bouquet to … Continue reading →

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Bits of Spring

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

. . . whispers of life stirring, breaking out, and bits of spring, sneaking, tentative forays, but I’m still hoping for one last snow . . .

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