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Celebrating wood, wind, and words
​in St. Paul, Minnesota

What are Moments in the Park?
Moments in the park capture the essence of a sight, sound, scent, or sensation.
Moments are specific to a particular place and time. They often relate to the weather - wind, rain, snow, clouds - or seasonal changes in plants or animals - new leaves appearing, flowers blooming, birds singing.
Many of my moments are found in my local city park. But a "park" can be anywhere something catches your attention, your awareness, your imagination. I have found moments in the median of busy roads while running errands, in the play of light on the bathroom wall, and from the windows of airplanes.
The practice of being open to moments, of observing the particular details of a place and noticing changes from day to day and month to month, is a way of being mindful and present, of engaging with and appreciating the natural world wherever you happen to be.
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Spring has sprung!

4/9/2017

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PictureFirst crocus
When I walked out the door this morning, I was greeted by the wet-earth scent of spring rain, though the sidewalk was dry and rain wasn't forecast until after noon. All over the neighborhood, I saw signs that spring is no longer tentatively poking its nose around winter's corner, but has stepped decidedly onto the scene. Many of the early trees have open flowers, from the ash on the corner to the richly-colored, delicately frilly ruby blossoms of the scarlet jewel red maple. Rounding the curve in the path in front of the Friends School, I spotted the season's first crocus out of the corner of my eye and doubled back to snap a photo. After dropping most of it's first crop of catkins a couple of days ago, one of the parent trees in the stand of quaking aspen was sporting several fuzzy new buds. I had the gentle thrill of being on the spot as I was able to submit a Nature's Notebook observation that one of the smaller stems in the stand had 3-10 breaking leaf buds, which had opened up since yesterday morning. Farther down the path, I was greeted by a familiar avian companion. I recognized her as probably the same finch that graced many walks last spring with her song from the top of one tree or another in the park. Though I seem to know her as an individual, my non-existent bird identification skills mean I am unable to name her more specifically than probably some sort of finch. Returning home, I found that several tiny leaves on the neighbor's lilacs had fully unfurled; tiny, yet truly formed versions of their summer selves.

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