C enizo N ot es
by Carolyn Brown Zniewski, publisher and Danielle Gallo, editor
S
pring is here and
the days grow
longer. There is
plenty of daylight after
supper for bike riding,
gardening, a long walk
with the dog or just sit-
ting on the porch with a
cold drink and some
good
company.
Wildflowers sprout in
unexpected spots, maybe by the fence posts or
in a little clump bursting out between some
chunks of caliche. The birds have multiplied
and cluck and chatter off and on most of the
day. If you are lucky you might spot a Horned
Toad or Crested Lizard lurking about your back
door. The Turkey Vultures warm their wings in
the early morning sunshine and then head out
on their mission as the undertakers of the desert.
Every year I am amazed at Mother Nature’s dis-
play of wonders.
We are the stewards of this earth and as we go
about our lives I think spring reminds us of the
rich beauty of our world. Planting a garden,
repairing a fence, watering the trees, and trim-
ming back the overgrown mesquite are ways
that folks can join in the pleasure and work at
this time of year. We can also slow our pace and
watch the bees collect nectar for honey and pol-
linate the flowers at the same time.
Take some time to make art, greet your
neighbor and read this spring issue.
Life is good out here in the middle of
nowhere, where the mountains, the sky and the
road go on forever.
N
ow that the
annual trauma
of
Daylight
Savings has passed, I feel
like I can finally enjoy
the long warm days and
be fully awake and pro-
ductive. With Easter
behind us the danger of
the late freeze is gone
and I can turn my atten-
tion to staving off hungry insects and the rav-
ages of sunburn from the garden.
The delights of spring and summer in the Big
Bend are many. There are two beehives near my
house, one wild and one domestic, and I love
their lazy drone as they make their daily visit to
my compost pile. For some reason they love my
coffee grounds, and the thought of coffee-fla-
vored honey sends shivers of delight up my
spine. Could that be a thing?
Even though the return of nine p.m. sunset
means a much later bedtime for my little sav-
ages, their shrieks of delight piercing the evening
as they play in the yard or jump on the trampo-
line bring back childhood memories of long
warm evenings spent playing tag and hide-and-
seek, and I feel wrapped in the nostalgia of
approaching summer days, even though school
is never out for grown-ups.
We hope you enjoy this issue of Cenizo.
There are mysteries solved, secret rock-hunting
grounds revealed, remembrances of recent
tragedies and explorations of pastimes from a
different era. It makes for good reading, while
the twilight lingers well past my children’s bed-
time.
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