Blog–2/22/2022 Hideaway Pond
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Limbo. According to Webster, “an uncertain or undecided state or condition”. It’s that time of year when Jack Frost still rules. Nature still sleeps. But the ineffable march of time demands that it will not be long before Jack loses his icy grip.
The Spring Equinox is a mere month away. In the midst of single digit temps, the bright yellow nubs of daffodils are beginning to push up through the melting snow.
When I crossed the Hudson three weeks ago it was frozen from bank to bank. This week it was partially open. Large chunks of ice floated south with the tide. Intrepid flocks of mallards still braved the cold waters of the Sawkill. A roadside rest on the frigid featherway north.
New life, born in darkness, will emerge into spring daylight. Sows and their cubs will leave their dens to forage and explore.
As the days grow longer Nature will waken and Jack Frost will leave the scene. But for now he rules. In limbo.