These gifts reveal themselves to me one by one whenever I venture outdoors this time of year, even opening themselves for me. All I have to do is look.
At Wright Woods in Vernon Hills, the ephemeral blooms of the bloodroot are so delicate, the next rain will surely wash them away. Hidden among them are rue anemones dancing above the ground like stars attached in a low-lying constellation, and spring beauties with their five-petaled whitish flowers with thin, pink lines. The spring beauties are close to the ground, emanating from strap-like leaves. They are here this time each year, like a favorite aunt you haven’t seen for a long time.
I anticipate the return of the prothonotary warbler just like I look forward eating potica, the Slovenian walnut bread my mom made at Christmastime. I can almost taste the mixture of honey, butter, chopped walnuts and golden raisins wrapped like a jelly roll in a thin dough, which we always eat on Christmas morning.
We walk the preserve all around the reservoir, peering into wetland vegetation, scanning the shoreline. One hour of searching yields no long-legged wayward bird someone else had the pleasure of seeing an hour ago. We have to be content with a northern shoveler, a migratory duck with bold brown and green plumage and a huge bill. My companion, my sister, remarks she has not seen a northern shoveler this close for a long time, if ever.
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