Spring, in art and words

An artist and teacher, Nanci Olesen of Minneapolis likes to illustrate and write about her observations outdoors. Here is her take on spring.

For the Minnesota Star Tribune
April 18, 2019 at 8:22PM
The crab apple trees explode in color at Lyndale Park Rose Garden!
The crab apple trees explode in color at Lyndale Park Rose Garden! (Robert Timmons — Special to the Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole."

-Richard Louv, author of "Last Child in the Woods" and "Vitamin N"

(Robert Timmons/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(Robert Timmons/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"Every spring is the only spring -- a perpetual astonishment."

-Edith Pargeter, author

(Robert Timmons/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

What if you saw a robin's nest? Or a flock of birds? What if your heart filled up with the light blue hue of the sky?

(Robert Timmons/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(Robert Timmons/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

See Olesen's visual blog at nanciolesen.com/blog

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