Spring Comes to the North Country |
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Sig's first chapter of The Singing Wilderness, "The Winds of March," is about spring coming to the northland. "To anyone" he wrote, "who has spent a winter in the north . . . the first hint of spring is a major event." And then he describes what we all know so well, the first musical trickle of melting snow on the south side of the house on a sunny afternoon, the smell of balsam and warming pines, little ponds gathering in the hollows, already full of life, then hepatica and marsh marigold, the calling of the redwings and killdeer, and drumming of grouse. "Spring in the north", he concludes, "was worth waiting for and dreaming about for half a year." What he didn't mention and also what we all know about is spring cleaning, at home and at the cabin on the lake. Here is a picture of the Listening Point crew on duty at Listening Point last year. Mark them well for they also cut brush and clean up windfalls, make repairs, and make Listening Point shipshape for another summer. Your directors working for you. |
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