Beyond March Mudness...

An Olmsted Moment

April 2011

Beyond March Mudness... 
Easter-time finds us in what some local people call our "Mud Season."
While the muddy landscape may seem dreary and a bit maddening, it is really a very hopeful sign after a long winter.  March and early April are frequently grey weather days in this region.  Now this muddy ground begins to send out shoots of crocuses and daffodils.  Reminding us of the hopeful, transforming resurrection of Easter, these flowers are a welcome sign that the world outside our windows is about to be transformed into the rich, lush landscape that so many people find to be an irresistible subject for their cameras and paintbrushes.
Recently Olmsted hosted a pastor who was here on a personal retreat.  This pastor, we'll call him Eric, finds Olmsted to be an excellent place to focus on his sermon planning.  With fewer outside distractions, Eric finds it is easier to get in some productive thinking time.  When I asked if the cloudy drizzle dampened his spirit he thought a moment and said "Not really, it just makes it easier to focus on my work."  While Eric is busy transforming ideas into sermons, the gardens, fields, and woods are busy transforming seeds and bulbs into flowers and bare woody tree branches into dense, productive foliage.
 

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