Energyscapes’ Blog

This morning I awoke to clear skies, an orange sun peaking over the horizon, frozen slushy snow, lots of icy puddles, and dreaming about a design Heather and I are working on.  It is a tough site.  We need to accomplish quite a few goals in a small space.  In my dream it was simplified to a path crossing the garden from public walk to front door.  Decided to write some broader goals for paths and thought it might interest folks reading this blog.

Garden paths carry us through lush meadow, dark forest, over dangers to an ideal destination where we have time to relax, settle-in, enjoy the view, meditate, release our cares, appreciate the beauty of all the diversity of life surrounding us, leaving with the knowledge that we may return to this sacred spot again any time.

May you find just such a path in your travels today or sometime soon.  If you can’t find it, call us and perhaps we can work together to help you create one.

Our temperatures broke through the fifty degree barrier here yesterday. This seems revolutionary after three months of snow covered ground. Has been a great winter for keeping the ground insulated and for those who love cross country skiing. Yet, it did not seem possible spring would ever come last week with those arctic temperatures and even lower wind chill readings.

Today, we only have a week before the vernal equinox when day and night are equal. This is a time of great celebration, since we have had a countdown running in our office since the new year began.

We are busy finalizing designs and estimates for a number of clients, ordering plants for those who have committed their down payments, and scheduling stone deliveries. One of our first projects this spring is just over the St. Croix River near Danbury, Wisconsin. It is a recently remodeled cabin on a secluded lake. We are building new boulder retaining walls and step stone paths and stairs down to the lake shore. I will post some photos here, of our work in progress.

Yesterday I took a break to examine some of the trees we planted last Earth Day at the Bossen Peace Woods, just north of the Peace Garden on the northeast shore of Lake Harriet. It seems they have come through the winter just fine. Would expect more bud swelling, but these plants have been out there, living through this winter and are waiting for more than one day of warmth.

Trust that each of you will take time from your busy schedules to get out and welcome all the new life spring brings for us to enjoy.