Archive for August 25th, 2007

It’s coming

In some parts of the world, signs of impending Spring are things like, oh, birds returning, or the first crocuses coming up through the snow. Here, where it’s always green and something’s always blooming, it’s the appearance of the first crew teams sculling out on the still morning harbor, and increasing flocks of backpackers making their bleary way to the morning ferry sailings.