Oak Tag

This column first ran in 2014: It’s difficult to say what time of 12 months is best. January is the calm following the vacation hurricane, as daylight incrementally lengthens within the wake of the winter solstice. I relish the snugness of the February cocoon; the primary brave protrusions of erupting crocuses in March, the sun setting, dead center on the western horizon, in perfect balance on the spring equinox; the sudden elongation of sunshine into the evening upon the return of Daylight Saving Time; Easter, when the theological Resurrection enjoys an objective correlative in nature’s rebirth; the blossom bonanza in April; the leafing of trees in early May; the sensible roses, perfumed linden blossoms and lingering daylight deep right into a...