Rain, Snow, Sun, Green

 

 

Mid-March, and the morning 3/4 moon in the budding branches.  Spring forward! More light in the evenings.

Meanwhile,  there is snow and flooding in California. A Nor'easter in the northeast. Here, by the shores of Lake Michigan, where they dyed the Chicago river green for the St. Patrick's Day Parade, there are clouds and blue sky,   and snow that melts in the afternoon.

The ground is soft, already the smell of mud,  already buds on the branches, already the first brave spring flowers.

 I wonder, is St. Patrick's Day really a celebration of returning green?

This year, the vivid greens are a welcome sight--maybe because we haven't had so much snow this year, and mostly overcast days. This winter has been more grays and browns, not so much clear blue sky and bright sun on snow.  We long for colors and light.

But Spring is coming. The March equinox is on March 20.  Amid all the uncertainty of this world, plagues and wars, politics, and bills and taxes, Spring is coming, sure as sunrise and the changing moon.