Category: nature
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Finding Joy in Winter’s Last Breath
First Spring Snow Last evening started with heavy rain and high wind. When we woke this morning, the rain had turned into snow. Heavy, wet snow. The snow that sticks to everything creating a beautiful winter scene. The date says it is the first day of Spring. Yet, Mother Nature has other thoughts. The cold…
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Northern Michigan Gardening: Embracing Spring’s Arrival
It Starts in Autumn On a sunny, warm autumn day, when the leaves were just past peak, I spent an afternoon planting spring bulbs. I planted 100 snowdrop bulbs in groups of 5 in the front shade garden close to the house. I also naturalized bulbs in the back lawn. I naturalized a mixture of…
