"We have to do what we have to do. Miracles happen. The life force of this planet is very strong. Dandelions poke through sidewalks. We don't know enough to give up. We only know enough to know that we have to try to change the course of human events."
-Elizabeth May
We used to pull this dandelion out as it grew by the wall on our patio. It always came back, year after year. A few years ago we began celebrating the sunny return of this hardy miracle. Now, we would never dream of pulling it out and destroying the beauty of this sunny life force.
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This day came in sunny, but cooler. There is a frost warning for tonight! Ah, New England April weather. I have my appointment for my pre-op physical, I'm being very careful now, the Covid threat is certainly not over
here.
I retired from public school teaching after happily spending twenty eight years playing in Kindergarten. Now I fill my days watching cat antics, taking endless...
Isn't nature amazing? Burnt woods renew themselves, trees grow on ledges, and wild animals learn to live in urban areas. And spring follows winter no matter how brutal. I love it when the dandelions dot my lawn. (My lawn is more weeds than grass). Wonderful capture. Man gets tested to see if he can endure when wars and pandemics happen. Wonder if we score as high as nature.
