Spring Equinox: A Balance of All Things

Happy Spring Equinox!

A new cycle begins, and we are renewed.

What is returning for you? Jonquils? The greening of moss and evergreens? Migratory birds? A sense of hope? Or maybe feelings of being stuck? Or feelings of trauma related to the pandemic and/or these cycles of racism and violence?

Today, it’s sunny and warm after a week of turbulent winds. We lost a couple of trees and lots of small branches and debris. I look forward to sweeping my patio and sitting in the sun with a book in my lap surrounded by allium shoots, greening boxwood, and trees on the verge of budding. 

I’m realizing that Spring contains these opposing forces beautifully. The aggressive winds clear away the dead, the decay, and all that does not serve. I only hope that I am prepared to let go and allow my dead parts to blow away in the wind. I pray that I accept the new seeds, the fresh ideas, and the hope that the winds of change carry with them. And on sunny, calm days I embrace the tender, green things growing – returning – surviving in spite of everything else. 

Spring is, indeed, aggressive, tender, and persistent. 

The above image is the cover of the Spring Issue of Woolgathering, my quarterly magazine about nature and our relationship to the seasons. If you’d like to receive a free issue of Woolgathering, visit: springbird.land (link in profile).

#imagedescription A watercolor and ink illustration of a robin bringing food to three baby chicks in a nest. The food is actually the word Woolgathering, the title of the magazine. The background is an orange colored graphic design.