"THIS seems the one well-defined marvel of my life of the kind called supernatural; for, absorbed in glad Nature, spirit-rappings, second sight, ghost stories, etc., have never interested me since boyhood, seeming comparatively useless and infinitely less wonderful than Nature's open, harmonious, songful, sunny, everyday beauty."
The Contemplative John Muir
Yesterday it was 79 degrees F, an unusual occurrence at 5,000 feet here in Colorado for mid-March. The temperature in nearby Estes Park - 2,500 feet higher - was 82 degrees! Was that a fluke? Or the result of an overall trend toward global warming? In any case, I was happy to experience that "summer feeling," have the opportunity to open all of the windows in our house, and to begin dreaming about camping season.
Photos: Spring-beauty blooms, an unfurling Pasqueflower, and Ladybugs, Lory State Park, CO, March 15, 2015
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