Red Maple’s Blessing

It’s the last week of March and red maples are in bloom. They are looking into the blue water mirror pensively, shyly, as if asking if they look all right wearing all this blooming. The reflection stays silent, but the joy rising in my heart answers their question every time my eyes rest on the…

Two Seasons in One Day

Yesterday, at Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, we got to experience two seasons in one day. Sunday started off as a gloomy, grumpy March morning; not too many birds were to be seen in the woods or from the boardwalk; and the few humans visiting the park shivered as a chilly wind tugged at their…