An Ode to 2022
Ring out the old, ring in the new, t’was a split screen in 2022. Travel with All Seasons PR as we recall some of the year’s most memorable moments and welcome 2023.
Lights adorn the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden annually from late November through the first week of January. Fabulous!
Ring out the old, ring in the new, t’was a split screen in 2022.
Looking back over the year, full of Ying Yang, we look ahead with a prayer.
A prayer for peace, good health and happiness, some prosperity, too, to help meet the tests.
January lights at Ginter Garden in Richmond, and savory food from an Indian kitchen.
Lights create a 30 foot peacock at the Ginter Garden.
February saw Russia invade Ukraine, but with heart and grit Kyiv overcame. War still rages in December, but Zelensky speech to Congress we all will remember.
A Ukrainian flag (Image: Adobe stock)
In March, U.S. Covid cases neared July 2021’s, boosters available for (almost) everyone. Spikes in the summer, and more in December, sadly Covid will be one to remember.
Depiction of the Covid-19 virus. (Image: U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC)
On Earth Day in April, Downy Yellow Violets bloom, other flowers will be showing up soon. The Climate Change Mitigation Report compares pledges and goals, for Greenhouse Gases, how do we gain control?
Downy Yellow Violets in bloom in Catskill, New York.
In May to St. Michael’s on the Chesapeake Bay, a harbor tour to escape for the day. Harriet Tubman lived there, showing others the way. Oysters, oysters, where did you go? New regulations help you to grow.
A duck hut for hunters near the Eastern Bay.
At Hudson School home of Thomas Cole in June, gardens are covered in bloom. The heat at Delaware Prime Hook made everyone swoon.
Flowers at the Thomas Cole house, Catskill, NY.
A local terrapin seeks shelter from the heat at Delaware’s Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
July in my garden, growing veggies and flowers, working outside fills arduous hours.
Young pepper, cucumber, and tomato plants, and marigolds in my garden.
August in Maine seeing lighthouses and yachts, though an owner I’m not.
Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
September’s garden at home and time for a rest, fall foliage will be the best.
Peppers, a tomato, cucumber and herbs from my garden.
In October barns opened their doors, Winnakee Land Trust supported the tour, family farms, conservation and more.
Farmer Christopher Klose, owner of Echo Valley Farm, talks about historic preservation and limiting sprawling development in Red Hook, NY.
In November Egypt hosted COP27 on climate change, world leaders sough actions across a broad range. Thanksgiving connected future with past, I met Guthrie Center folks for some stories to draft.
All Seasons PR looks forward to working with the Guthrie Center established by iconic singer/songwriter Arlo Guthrie in Great Barrington, Mass.
When December’s light dims, holidays arrive, thank the Lord who helps us to thrive. Take care of the world, and do good deeds, live 2023 in dignity.
