Spring cleaning and the mental list of house chores still to accomplish today has been paused to record a pause in thought.
Pause the personal anxiety felt towards the state of our world and instead formally acknowledge the pause in spring-like weather. The landscape has returned again to a form of precipitation more inline with the winter season we still inhabit. The spring ephemerals emerging yesterday are continuing to push through; although, perhaps, paused in their urgency during their sudden encasement in snow.
A pause to reflect on the actions of nature creates a non-subtle reminder to cool the frustration and slow the mental flurry down, even as we spring forward.

Snowfall is not unusual on the Canadian Prairies.

Chinook winds hurried the emergence of Galanthus.
Even the Ladybugs were waking up.

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