Thank you for sharing the early morning in Iowa with me up here at the top of the world in Alaska. It will be some time before our snow melts up here, green-up finally happens, and our neighboring animals can frolic through the underbrush. The squirrels are out in force, though, and entertain us as the spring and summer birds arrive. The sun was already up by 4:43 this morning! Should hasten green-up with this much light! We have over 18 hours of light per day and gain nearly 7 minutes per day until the summer solstice; then our sunlight decreases exponentially, heading toward nearly 24 hours of darkness by the winter solstice in December. For now, I'm enjoying seeing the green in Iowa, hearing your stories of early mornings, and awaiting green popping up from the ground and from the trees surrounding us here in Alaska!
Your Listening to the Land brought the robin's call, and then its hop, hop, hopping to our woods the very day you posted this message. Today, the woods are alive with the sounds of our returning avian neighbors. A Sand Hill Crane is wandering around, checking out what's new since last fall. We are all awaiting full-on green-up!
Great last paragraph couldn’t agree more: How do you measure success? Moon setting as the sun rises? Sharing the woodland with other beings? Cheerful avian concert? May flowers? Solitude?
Thank you for sharing the early morning in Iowa with me up here at the top of the world in Alaska. It will be some time before our snow melts up here, green-up finally happens, and our neighboring animals can frolic through the underbrush. The squirrels are out in force, though, and entertain us as the spring and summer birds arrive. The sun was already up by 4:43 this morning! Should hasten green-up with this much light! We have over 18 hours of light per day and gain nearly 7 minutes per day until the summer solstice; then our sunlight decreases exponentially, heading toward nearly 24 hours of darkness by the winter solstice in December. For now, I'm enjoying seeing the green in Iowa, hearing your stories of early mornings, and awaiting green popping up from the ground and from the trees surrounding us here in Alaska!
Yeah, we've been to Alaska a couple of times. First rode the car ferry up and drove home the Alcan in 1976. Amazing country. Sure ain't like Iowa!
Your Listening to the Land brought the robin's call, and then its hop, hop, hopping to our woods the very day you posted this message. Today, the woods are alive with the sounds of our returning avian neighbors. A Sand Hill Crane is wandering around, checking out what's new since last fall. We are all awaiting full-on green-up!
How fun to have a sandhill crane! We occasionally see or hear them in Iowa, but sounds like yours is a friend!
Thank you for taking us along!
Great last paragraph couldn’t agree more: How do you measure success? Moon setting as the sun rises? Sharing the woodland with other beings? Cheerful avian concert? May flowers? Solitude?
Lovely!
Thanks, Larry, for reminding us again that it's more so about the journey, than the destination.
Larry, thank you for sharing beautiful nature images!