On Green

Spring has rolled in full steam ahead and in fact the days are already with the sultry heat of summer. But all around I continue to be amazed, no, mesmerized by the incredible shades of green I see. Words cannot describe the different tones, the hues, the depth of the many greens I see. The leaves shimmer and shine and I see green in a thousand ways. Green seems so limiting but the words we use are so ineffective - forest green, sea green, deep green, blue-green.

How about fathomless green? Green that dances in the wind and pleases the eye with a smorgasbord of emotion and depth. Green that relaxes the mind and gives rest to the body. Green that encourages and bring hope and assurance that spring is for real. That winter does end.

It is an amazing color. Green.

Not. Fond. Of. Snakes.

I took my dog up to a lovely mountainous state park for a hike. Halfway up the trail I saw the most ginormous, alien looking snake I have ever seen. Well, maybe it was about 5 feet and a bluish color. I ran. Yes, I ran...about 50 feet just sure that it was going to come hissing up behind me.

It didn't. It slithered up the hill into the woods. And my big, he-man dog? Never even saw it. Completely oblivious to the whole thing. Thought I was just running to give him some exercise. Lousy friend.

But it was a lovely hike after all. Even in spite of the serpent.