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Between Our Steps: Seasonal Colours

Columnist Cathy Hird shares her observations from the natural world in this reflection on the seasons changing.

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Cathy Hird
Jun 22, 2026
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Yellow pond Iris illuminated by the setting sun. Photo credit: Andrew Koshan

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When I looked up from the rough sidewalk, there beside me was a crabapple in full bloom. Rose coloured petals covered every inch of every branch of this majestic tree. I touched the soft, delicate flowers. So beautiful.

I admit that it should have been buzzi…

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Cathy Hird lives between the escarpment and Georgian Bay, the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Retired farmer and United Church minister, Hird writes fiction and creative non-fiction, with seven published fantasy and SciFi novels.
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