Our unseasonably warm weather has continued. Today is supposed to break all the records, but then winter will be returning again. While it's been warm, we've been walking outside nearly every day. Yesterday we walked through Highland Park. Not much in the way of signs of spring, but we always enjoy walking through the Poet's Garden. It was first planted in 1916 to honor the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. We found a bench inscribed with that date as we walked along the path. The original plants were among those mentioned by Shakespeare in his writings. Many of those plants did not survive, so over the years new plants, trees, and shrubs have been planted. Later in the spring, I'll take another walk through do another collection.
The quote by Shakespeare on the plaque reads:
And this our life exempt from public haunt
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones and good in everything.
from As You Like It
It's already been a lot of fun checking out the collections for SNAP linked to Helena's blog, and this week is sure to be interesting as well.
