Osier Creek is running...

Part of the reason why I love spring so much is probably because of the fact that this is the time of the year that I was born!

It's my 29th birthday and Osier Creek is once again flowing.  This reminds me that with every year of life that passes, a birthday is as much a day to reflect on the past year as to celebrate the opportunity to live another. 

The water flowing through Osier Creek has been locked up all winter.  This spring the snow and ice has melted and is flowing into the creek.  The creek tumbles and cascades through the rock and soil all the way down to the great Lake Superior.  Spilling into the lake the water becomes part of an immense ecosystem that gives life to millions of invertebrete, plants, fish, mammals, and humans.

The water flowing down the incised channel of Osier Creek was once the snow that I skied, snowshoed and ran dog teams over.  It provided me with many of the highlights of my 28th year of life. Now it is flowing down into Lake Superior to help give life to the many millions of others whom I will share the earth during the 29th year of my life.