Tag Archives: Spring

A Squirrel’s Breath

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Mark Zeiger

Saturday we experienced one of those ineffable Southeast Alaska spring mornings: calm, cool air, fragrant with alder blossoms; sun rising clear over the Coast Range to the east, illuminating the pod of sea lions pursuing fish—relatively quietly, for them—in the … Continue reading →

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Winter Wanes

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Mark Zeiger

Today is the first day of spring according to the old Celtic reckoning (see The Circle Turns Toward Spring). Most years, we mark this day with a certain amount of irony, claiming the birth of spring in the middle of … Continue reading →

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