The first trip happened during a snowstorm. I was twenty-one and my husband, then fiancé, and I had to stop in Ohio just before the…
March Again
It starts as thick, wet snow overnight. It changes to sleet, the trees and power lines soon coated in a layer of ice. I watch…
Haze
It has been a hazy month, but today is the worst. Today the smoke settles over the city, blotting out the sun. I feel like…
Some Thoughts About May
And just like that, the snow is gone. We shed our winter coats, sometimes needing a sweater, sometimes needing shorts. The allium that I planted…
Eighty-Five
It is eighty-five degrees in April. At my in-laws’ lake house it feels like summer. We shed our sweaters and boots, trading them out for…
March
I think I’m excited for spring but I’m not sure. There are days that I feel hollow, as if winter has scraped out my insides.…
Hardening Off
Day One: One hour in the sun, two hours in the shade. Day Two: Two hours in the sun, three hours in the shade. Day…
Rainy Days
It is raining. The rain barrel where some of my snapdragons are planted is overflowing, gushing into the new plants. I watch from the bathroom…
The Tulips in Washington Park
Albany is known for its tulips but I can’t grow them. Every fall I plant bulbs with the hope that there will be spring blooms…
April Snow
It is snowing in mid-April. The kids are home and it is eleven o’clock. We are all still in our pajamas. I warm up some…