Vernal visions

March 20, 2026

Storm on the bunchgrass straits, (2017)

Images from the thaw of spring

There’s something both elevating and humbling about thundersnow in an afternoon when the subtle lift of warmer air mixes with the lingering fingers of winter. It even has a discernible smell to it, water vapor blended with ozone. As the wind subsides, notes of birdsong arise from a cas…