Andreae Callanan

poetry, scholarship, curiosity

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  • 20 March 2026

    A spray of blooming pussywillow branches against a cloud-strewn blue sky. To the left, the pussywillow bush is flanked by a tall spruce tree. To the right and in the distance, a stand of pines. There is snow on the ground.
    A spray of blooming pussywillow branches against a cloud-strewn blue sky. To the left, the pussywillow bush is flanked by a tall spruce tree. To the right and in the distance, a stand of pines. There is snow on the ground.

    Spring is coming. You wouldn’t know it by the temperatures out there, but you can smell it. This photo was from earlier this week when it was sunny out — you can’t tell from the picture, but the sky was brilliantly bright, so much so that I couldn’t actually see the photos I was taking until I got home (I have a new phone and its camera quality is noticeably worse than that of my previous phone, but it was also noticeably cheaper, so I’ll live).

    I had the great pleasure of going to a poetry event last night, where I was reminded that there is a lovely community out there. I can forget that, when winter is in full swing and my world gets very small. I am so lucky to know the people I know, and to have learned the lessons I’ve learned from them (and am continuing to learn).