Spring has Sprung - the Geese are Here!
Today is Earth Day, a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. Environmental responsibility is everyone’s responsibility. I found a quote online that I feel is perfect for Earth Day:
“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” ~ Marshall McLuhan.
We can all do our part to save energy, conserve water, recycle, and make environmentally protective choices. Every little bit helps. I want my grandchildren and g-grandchildren to have a beautiful earth to enjoy!
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The geese arrived in Fairbanks last week. Each day more arrive. The fields at Creamers still have piles of snow in places, but there are also puddles and plenty of grain and seeds to welcome the spring arrival of the Canadian Geese. There are cars in the parking lot again; folks sitting quietly, watching the geese peck and honk and squawk and chase each other. What a joy it is to see the geese again. The sandhill cranes will be arriving next. Spring has definitely sprung!
I took Sedona for a drive to Chena Lakes last week. The lakes are still frozen, but there is slush around the edges in places. There were ice fisherman out on the lake, which I was surprised to see. I don’t know if I’d be so willing to go out there with the weather warming as it has, but I’m sure they’ve been doing this long enough to know when it’s too dangerous to go out there. I hope!
I was thrilled to see the willow catkins blooming (aka pussy willows). That’s always a first sign of spring, and brings joy to my heart. Skies were a deep cobalt blue and the soft, white, *furry* catkins against the blue backdrop were just beautiful.
