Are you enjoying the shorter winter and the earlier blossoms? Unfortunately, it is bad news for nature and those beautiful flowers that herald springtime.
You know how much I love this exquisite writing. It’s wonderful! I love this as one of your best writing styles & anticipate more as The Planet continues to become an important newsletter from a gifted creator. Thank you X 1M!
Another interesting newsletter. I really enjoyed reading it. Thank you!
I remember that alexnote well. Not necessarily because of the snowdrops, but because of the notes in the books. The notes/postcards/special bookmarks I found when sorting through my books - so many memories! I'm going to miss doing that.
And, thanks for making me check about snowdrops and their status in Switzerland. We are allowed to pick them, but only 5. I had now idea, but never had the urge to pick them either. I'm learning so much.
As for your question, I love winter - always have, but spring is also one of my favorite times whenever it happens. Right now it's too warm during the day for March. However, I will enjoy my long bike ride in shorts and a t-shirt. I do remember proper winters and then nature waking up in April - my favorite month of the year. I definitely preferred that. Now we just have to do everything we can to stop climate change or why not reverse it - while we're at it.
It seems we have a typical Dutch tolerance approach on snowdrops that we also have in place for several other natural products... It is forbidden to pick snowdrops but it seems that you don't get in trouble if it is just a few for your own use at home. Rumour has it that this amount is defined as that it doesn't exceed the size of one of those small plastic fruit boxes for strawberries from a supermarket. Bottom line: just leave them in nature.
Your note and sketch on the snowdrops was lovely. Luckily I could enlarge it to read. So far the flowers here seem not to be on an earlier schedule in my yard. I noticed other yards with daffodils blooming and mine are just emerging. We may even have snow flakes on Thursday, which is not a usual occurrence here in April. The spring has wreaked havoc on many parts of the US: numerous tornados and severe flooding. They seem to be worse this year and with climate change may be the norm. Thanks again for your wonderful writing.✒️
This has got to be my favorite essay of all so far. So many touch points. I didn’t want it to end.
You know how much I love this exquisite writing. It’s wonderful! I love this as one of your best writing styles & anticipate more as The Planet continues to become an important newsletter from a gifted creator. Thank you X 1M!
Gisteren in België de warmste 30 maart sinds de opmetingen. Het maakt me echt ongerust.
Another interesting newsletter. I really enjoyed reading it. Thank you!
I remember that alexnote well. Not necessarily because of the snowdrops, but because of the notes in the books. The notes/postcards/special bookmarks I found when sorting through my books - so many memories! I'm going to miss doing that.
And, thanks for making me check about snowdrops and their status in Switzerland. We are allowed to pick them, but only 5. I had now idea, but never had the urge to pick them either. I'm learning so much.
As for your question, I love winter - always have, but spring is also one of my favorite times whenever it happens. Right now it's too warm during the day for March. However, I will enjoy my long bike ride in shorts and a t-shirt. I do remember proper winters and then nature waking up in April - my favorite month of the year. I definitely preferred that. Now we just have to do everything we can to stop climate change or why not reverse it - while we're at it.
It seems we have a typical Dutch tolerance approach on snowdrops that we also have in place for several other natural products... It is forbidden to pick snowdrops but it seems that you don't get in trouble if it is just a few for your own use at home. Rumour has it that this amount is defined as that it doesn't exceed the size of one of those small plastic fruit boxes for strawberries from a supermarket. Bottom line: just leave them in nature.
Your note and sketch on the snowdrops was lovely. Luckily I could enlarge it to read. So far the flowers here seem not to be on an earlier schedule in my yard. I noticed other yards with daffodils blooming and mine are just emerging. We may even have snow flakes on Thursday, which is not a usual occurrence here in April. The spring has wreaked havoc on many parts of the US: numerous tornados and severe flooding. They seem to be worse this year and with climate change may be the norm. Thanks again for your wonderful writing.✒️