Between summer and winter, the spring has provided sartorial challenges as to whether the weather required down jackets or t-shirts. Nature seems to to with the flow so why can’t we? The annual bluebell splendor emerged in such abundance I believe it must have been because of such heavy snow and thus moisture. The header is from Seneca Regional Park in Fairfax County Virginia and simply doesn’t do the magnificence of this year’s bloom justice. Seneca is the most remarkable place to wander. It meanders along the Potomac (above the disgraceful spill) and connects to many hiking trails. The bluebell explosion lasts only a couple of weeks and then they gracefully make way for trillium, may apples, dutchman’s bitches and many others. I’ve heard a yellow-billed cukoo while hiking but they are elusive and rarely seen…at least to the casual birder. Did you know that a group of cukoos is called an asylum? The merlin app is free and wonderful. Kids love to learn the bird languages. My quest to keep track of the 72 seasons continues here. Reading has slowed down because of some exciting news about Playing with Fire, my novel. School for Scribes will describe. My little garden had some surprises…Enjoy the lengthening days and warmer nights.