Tag Archives: Spring

At Play in the Fields of Forget-Me-Nots

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Smallpeace

It’s May and I’ve just shoved on my gardening boots, but not before tucking the legs of my overhauls into my socks the way my neighbor taught me to do, to form a barrier against insects. Rain clouds are pressing … Continue reading →

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Love is in the Air

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Smallpeace

There are turkeys living down our road. They live there all year round, yet they surprise and delight me every time I walk past Duke’s place. Now that the weather is warming, the gobblers are puffing and preening along the … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Daffodil

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Smallpeace

So I am climbing up and up the park stairs to City campus one Monday evening when I pass a bed of golden daffodils laughing.  “Spring is coming, spring is coming,” they gaily prattle as their many-pointed heads jiggle and … Continue reading →

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Ode to Mud Season

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Smallpeace

Toward the end of March, the grip of winter begins to weaken and signs of spring begin to appear. And I am reminded that—when things don’t go as planned, when small dreams are unexpectedly derailed—that life comes in cycles. It … Continue reading →

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