When COVID restrictions began, Morton Arboretum stayed open as a place for people to visit, relax, exercise, and enjoy nature. Unfortunately, failure to social distance led to its closure. Last week it reopened to members on a reservation basis to see if visitors would respect the place and each other.
The trails were respectfully used by runners, bikers, hikers and strollers. I missed seeing all the daffodils and other spring blooming, but grassland flowers are now showing.
Water features are great for reflection.
Someone left a message along the trail.
We found a wonderful spruce grove we’d never been in before.
Trees retain their history. Ancient ones have within them centuries of wisdom. Here’s a poem read today by the U.S. poet laureate written by Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Whipping Tree from Laurel Grove Cemetery South, Savannah, Georgia, 2018.
