from What To Look For In Spring
By the end of February many signs of Spring have already appeared and, as the days grow longer, the hearts of country dwellers are stirred to renewed wonder at the swelling of buds and the sight of the early blossoms of hazel, willow, alder and poplar.
A Ladybird Nature Book
In March come the violets and celandines, and although the easterly winds often blow strong and cold, we know that March will soon be followed by April – when the windows can be opened again.
Suddenly the hedgerows are festooned with dangling, dancing catkins, and my new found love of tiny crimson flowers on the hazel branches. Who knew they were there? Minute female flowers sharing the twigs of the larger extrovert male catkin. You might just find that seeking them out is your new favourite hobby.
Finding these tiny flowers brings me tiny but exquisite joy – what is it about nature finds that can do this? For me, the smaller, coyer, more secretive the better – like you’ve been let in on a friend’s private triumph.
We will be exploring this and much more in March’s Wild&Well Nature Connection Session on 24th March. I’ve called it ‘In Love With The World’ because that’s how it is, isn’t it? A relationship of love – which we know is not always without pain or sacrifice. I’ll be bringing in creativity too with some creative writing or art opportunities. Let’s capture the joy, connection, pain and transformation. Whether you’re large catkin or tiny flower, there is room for you in this beautiful, challenged, broken and transcendent world.
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