There's a sharp morning light warming our southern Colorado land. Yesterday 4 inches of snow wet down the earth and the trees that gave way with broken branches.

The nuthatch, Stellar's jay, pine siskin, and western tanager are hungry for seed and prance about on our deck, happy and getting full fast.

I planted bee and butterfly bushes too early for the cold that came, but the dozen ponderosa pine not 12 inches tall look deep green and well on their way to joining the proud regional royalty of their family.

After a long period of drought we've had two wet winters with plenty of spring precipitation and the land gives off the energy of power, vibrancy, and hope...