don’t forget the conifers

yes the redbuds are budding and the magnolias are blossoming and the crabapples are flowering and the maples are leafing, but don’t forget that the conifers, which were there for us all winter, are quietly doing work of their own. they too have their spring, and, who knows, perhaps a deeper inner life than the extroverted cherry trees showing off all over town.

white spruce with new growth  tips and male cones (Picea glauca)