springtime is my favorite time of year. there is new life all around us, from the first bloom in a garden to the arrival of baby birds, rabbits and deer. amidst all of the pollution, mother nature finds a way to start anew: plants are green again, and after a rainfall, the earth smells fresh once more. i find it to be the most peaceful time of year. whenever i go outside, i find a new reminder of how closely tied our lives are to the nature around us, and how all life must learn how to coexist. these moments i remember, in the dark of winter, when it seems the snow will never end. life exists in cycles. winter to spring to summer to fall to winter again. birth to death. day to night. life begins again, even when all seems lost.
spring brings hope once more. it is a fresh start, for our gardens - whether we mean the garden in our backyard or the figurative garden of life. it may seem as though something is coming to an end, but life always begins again.
i think, now that the weather is warming up, i should hold more of my classes outside, near the water.