life in the garden of eden.

After we unwrapped the tie-dyed eggs, there was a general consensus that next year we won’t need to fuss with any dye tablet and vinegar kits when it comes time to color easter eggs. We already had all the supplies on hand for the tie-dye, it took less time to develop more vibrant colors, and best of all, they weren’t as messy.

 
This was a photo taken outside the front doors at the place I work on March 13, 2008. The sky was intensely blue, with fluffy clouds of unbelievable depth. There was enough of a breeze that it was snowing blossoms. And pollen. All the cars were coated with sticky yellow pollen. Itchy.

“Come, gentle Spring! ethereal [...]

The bud is on the bough again,
The leaf is on the tree.
–Charles Jefferys, The Meeting of Spring and Summer.
Thes photo was taken in March of either 2005 or 2006 (can’t remember which!) at the park near our house. Winter’s bleakness had been replaced by everything lush and green. The vernal pools were drying [...]