The COVID virus is a force of nature. More than inconvenient, it is terrifying and tragic. To us. But another force of nature is unperturbed: spring. The season has erupted with its usual exuberance. My backyard is good place to watch this. I’m trying for a natural, woodsy feel. Or maybe the natural, woodsy feel is just taking over no matter what I try. Okay, it’s more like raggedy, overgrown abundance.

Ya think nature is trying to tell us something?