Mary Agria writes that "the blossoms of spring tend to be pastels or even white, a lingering homage to winter's monochrome palette." "Fruhlings erwachen," the Germans call it — Spring’s awakening.

Moon is setting low, Stars, snow glittering like gems Dawn will be here, soon. –4:30 am haiku One’s winter MO is just becoming established when — oops — winter appears to be over, although on Martha’s ...

With spring around the corner, Maryland naturalist Carl R. Gold lays out some of the plants — some edible, some poisonous — that you’ll soon see sprouting up.