Green Meditations

meditation on nature

as a spiritual and creative path

A Walk In The Spring Woods

It shifted today—the sun feels stronger, the air is sweetened with new life, and more birds blend their voices into a concerto for the regreening of the earth. The morning light follows me into the woods because firs are glowing with new growth. All the branch tips sport lighter, bright green, which in the early morning gives the effect of thousands of chartreuse mini-lights. The neighboring madrona is in full pale yellow bloom, and its lacy flower bracts shimmer in the sunrise. Mosses are spongy underfoot and soften my step. Up ahead, creamy white blossoms of the wild cherries are already fading, and the fruit is starting to set.

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