And the seasons go ’round and ’round

Check out the links in my Friends list and you’ll find a new addition: a blog called SilverLining, with essays and photos by Mary McAvoy.

Here’s one of her photos (the flowers are bluets):

And here’s a link to a recent post inspired by Joni Mitchell’s song “The Circle Game,” titled “Spring Comes A-Round.”

After reading that, come back around, click on the link in the Friends column, and you’ll find scores of great photos and commentaries by an amateur naturalist who has her eyes — and heart — wide open as she explores the area in and around a small pond in New England, and finds great truths in the small wonders of nature.