civilized ku # 2125-26 ~ color

Spring color through a screen ~ Au Sable Forks, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggenSpring color through a patio/deck door ~ Au Sable Forks, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggenLike the "miracle" of the swallows of Capistrano returning every Spring, over the past week color has begun to return, a little ahead of schedule, to my little part of the planet. And, FYI, so too have the birds who nest in the exhaust fan cavity over our kitchen sink. No waiting around for St. Joseph's Day (March 19th) for us.

The return of color is very welcome and particularly noticeable this Spring in as much as, with a mostly snow-less Winter, the world in this neighborhood has been rather uniform and rather drab shades of brown for what seemed like an eternity. The only question unanswered, Spring wise, is how rainy the Spring will be and how the Irene flood ravaged and damaged rivers and streams, not to mention our basement, will handle what nature throws at them. Only time will tell.

Ain't Climate Weirding grand?