A Walk Along the River Trail: Green!

 One of the things that's interesting to me here is the blurring of the seasons. We did have some frosty days over the past couple of weeks and there was ice on the ground. I guess other places got snow, which is rare here, at least from our perspective. Still, it did hover around freezing and slightly below at times. Then it got warmer and feels like spring once again. Our first winter in Ireland, people would always ask us if we were warm enough and doing OK in the cold. We assured them we were fine and that just about the entire winter felt like spring. 

Walking around, it's clear when looking at some plants that it's winter. Yet walking on a few steps and we come across plants that are many shades of vibrant green, sometimes with flowers in bloom and sometimes just with buds, but looking like spring is here in any case.

In a book about trees I recently listened to, I learned that gorse, pictured above, is a member of the pea family. I had no idea.

In today's post about our time in Alaska, there is more about our adjustment to the water situation.

Stay safe and well!

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