People often talk about big “anniversaries” like how many years they have been married, how long they have had their house or car.
For many nature lovers it is the smaller more seasonal anniversaries that mean so much too.
When the first crocus that pushes its way through the crust of snow to bloom on an early spring day. The first chorus from spring peepers.
When the first spring migrant’s return to their nesting grounds. The first wildflowers blooming high in the mountains, on the plains, forests, canyons or deserts.
Sighting the first butterfly. The first hatchling, kit, pup, or fawn. Experiencing first summer thunderstorm.
Then the first show of fall colors, skeins of geese flying south, the fruits ripening that formed in an earlier season. The first frost. The first snow.
The first warm wind from the south that signals the start of the cycle of nature’s anniversaries all over again.
We really can’t ignore them all.
Life is good.
Mia
I just clicked on the link and got a burst of colour and the quote-I loved both and agree.Maybe I will go out with a more positive attitude and celebrate the first big dump (snow) and the first big freeze (wind chill of -40) instead of complaining .It IS beautiful.Thanks
The more we observe Nature’s “small” anniversaries, the richer our lives seem to become.
Thank you, Mia, for an important reminder for us all to be more aware.
Really interesting thoughts on the cyclic nature of all things that are wild. They are unpredictable and at the pure will of our Earth Mother. The beauty of it all makes the seasons always a time of change.
Lots of people do seem to be able to ignore these (to me) important anniversaries. Their loss – my gain.
I agree with everything you wrote Mia! Thank you…:)
Nice one Mia.
Beautiful!