Phoenix in the Garden

Spring introduces itself in so many wonderful ways—through warmer weather, longer days, and a world that seems to burst into life after the gray of winter. Many of us spend the cold months waiting for a specific treasured sight, sound, or scent that will mean spring has finally come. Such deep attention to wild companions helps us attune to ecological rhythms and, whether they consistently align with our expectations or strike us with the unanticipated, they offer lessons through the seasons on resilience, hope, and the sacred in each and every thing.

Today, Program Director Payton Hoegh shares a story of a cherished plum tree in his garden whose blooms herald the arrival of spring, a season when he feared its blossoms might never come, and the wisdom of spring that this wild friend represents.

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