April Understatement.
This afternoon, walking the horse trail and waiting for the opening greens of spring to emerge, I’m treated to this striking expanse of amber waves of grasses. The husks of reeds, cattails, and bullrushes reveal that this has been a wetland before and likely will be again. The horizontal band of red dogwood defines the far waterline and fronts a thicket of assorted small trees and shrubs getting ready to green up and grow into their enthusiastic summer foliage.
But just now I’m appreciating the restrained shades of tawny gold, chestnut, and grey against the flat blue sky with a dash of red dogwood across the middle.
“Every religious tradition from the northern hemisphere honors some form of April hallelujah, for this is the season of exquisite redemption, a slamb-bang return to joy after a season of cold second thoughts."
Barbara Kingsolver, Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
Even after an uncommonly warm winter, during which we suffered little, the April hallelujah is still so very sweet!
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