I headed to Maudslay State Park yesterday to see if any early spring wildflowers had emerged. I found spring snowflakes, snowdrops, and miniature daffodils.
The daffs were so small that I almost missed the bits of bright yellow scattered across a small hill. What a wonderful sign of spring!
As I walked in the rain this morning I kept my eyes out for early flowers.
I was rewarded with a patch of just opening snowdrops, a sure sign of spring.
Tuesday's visit to the 2025 Spring Bulb Show at the Botanic Garden of Smith College was a delight!
It allowed me to jump forward to spring, to walk through a greenhouse bursting with the bright colors of tulips and daffodils. Click here to wander through photos in the gallery spring flowers at Smith College :: 2026.
Today I headed west to visit the Spring Bulb Show at Smith College in Northampton, MA.
Two greenhouses filled with bright spring flowers - tulips, daffodils, freesia, and more - provided an early view of the season. Delightful!
Listen... can you hear the music of the ocean?
It was a perfect morning to walk at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. The boardwalks to the beach were mostly clear; only a few sections of boardwalk were covered with compacted snow and ice. It felt wonderful to be on the beach, sharing it with a few people and a lot of birds.
The air is warmer, snow is compacting, ice is melting.
I welcome this week's warmer days as a taste of early spring.
Meteorological spring brings mixed conditions. Yesterday the weather wizard brought us 3 inches of snow followed by freezing rain. Today she promises spring-like temperatures.
This morning everything wore a coating of ice.
Warm(ish) air pulled me close to the coast this afternoon.
It was a good day to walk along the Merrimack River in Newburyport, looking across the water to Plum Island, watching and listening to sea birds.
I approached my volunteer stint at Uncommon Threads by a different direction today. That was lucky; it allowed me to see a new mural on Island Parkside, an apartment building in Lawrence, MA.
Seeing new development in this area is wonderful.
