The humble snowdrop, our region's earliest flowering bulb, may offer inspiration to anyone who spies it rise up against the frozen earth's surface later this winter.
Read moreRadiance for the Holidays
It's a holiday season we'll all remember, and not for the usual reasons that memory serves. We may be keenly aware of all that's been hollowed out by the storm of 2020 – the gatherings that didn't happen, the meals we couldn't share, the embraces we were warned not to make.
Read moreBright Beauties: Jupiter, Saturn, and the Great Conjunction
It's not my practice to follow astronomy news, so I didn't know anything other than what the moment's observations told me: these were not airplanes, nor the moon, nor any typical arrangement of stars. I was spellbound. Well known for talking to my dog, I surprised myself by talking to the sky. "Who are you?" I asked, and "thank you for sharing your bright beauty."
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