ECOLOGIAL RESTORATION
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AT CEDAR LAKE POINT BEACH (AND BEYOND)
Give me love Give me love Give me peace on earth Give me light Give me life This morning first snowfall of the season prompted that annual sense of change and transition. From the birth of spring, to the fruition of summer, to the harvest of fall, and now to the stillness of winter, here comes impending blanket of chill that just can't be denied. Some dread the change. Some embrace it. But anyone who's lived through Minnesota winters accepts that we're just going to have to adapt. This morning's stroll through Cedar Lake Point Beach woodlands delivered a wonderful surprise. Anticipating a sense of possible solitude under the freshly falling snowflakes that punctuated the sense of hibernation, I was instead greeted by a burst of life. More birds than I could count swooped and sang. Their dance might have been a way for them to warm their bodies, but their songs ringed of joy and celebration. Maybe the much needed precipitation softened the hiding places for the worms and bugs to hide, setting the table for a feast. For whatever reason, the space was just so joyful. Likewise, surrounding the peninsula of woodlands, water and air were doing their own song and dance. A foggy mist rose from the surface of the lake in a way that it seemed the elements were also in choral harmony. The chilled snowflakes seem to be singing, "Hey there lake. Nice to see you. There's more of us coming behind us." And the lake replied, "Welcome. We'll soften the transition for your arrival with some fog, before we create a layer of ice to keep our life down under for winter keeping." Give me hope
Help me cope with this heavy load Trying to touch and reach you with Heart and soul
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Philp Deering
10/14/2022 12:46:20 pm
There definitely is more bird action right now. When I met Andrew from the MPRB in the Cedar Grove on Wednesday morning, the cedars were alive with what I believe were waxwings, flitting here and there in the bright morning sunshine. These areas where we're working are little gems sparkling with life.
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Keith Prussing
11/14/2022 12:43:44 pm
Reads like you had quite a bit of company on the point. Fun!
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AuthorI'm Steve Kotvis, volunteer Park Steward for the Minneapolis Cedar Lake Point Beach peninsula who has a newfound love of restoring this natural area and more. I'm learning as I go, and enjoy sharing that with those who have an interest. I'm also a photographer, so the photos in this blog are mine unless otherwise labeled. |