Life in Focus

Readers capture enchanting moments that signal a fresh new season.

2020-05-01 -

1. MINI GARDENER

My daughter is the sunshine of my life. She brightens up every day and radiates happiness.

ERICA ERSIK

Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

2. SWING AWAY

This was an unplanned spring night. We sat in the yard on a blanket, enjoying each other’s company, and then decided to swing. An amazing sunset ended our perfect day.

BECKY OSBORNE

Lowell, Michigan

3. PURR-FECT PALS

This is my daughter Kari, who lives in Hana, Hawaii, with her cat, Leroi, and their friendly neighbor, Sadie the calf. Leroi and Sadie visit each other every day.

KATHLEEN HAGEDORN

Rocky Mount, Missouri

4. CUTE CHICKS

Country life gives children the chance to enjoy animal babies of all kinds. My granddaughters Emery, age 4, and Audrey, age 7, were so excited to experience the cuteness of baby chicks while gathering eggs.

SHARON MUELLER

Farmersburg, Iowa

5. BLOOM WITH A VIEW

Our Appalachian journey along Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway led to vistas galore. It was a great joy to see the scenic valleys speckled with hamlets and farms. The redbuds were in full bloom.

WALT MATHER

New Woodstock, New York

6. YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE...

Spring means Jack’s Creek is high, and for my neighbor Samantha, that means bringing her horses for a drink of cool water and some fun splashing!

CLAUDIA CONDIFF

Union Hall, Virginia

7. LIVE STREAMING

Waterfalls add to the many beautiful sites in Frozen Head State Park’s wilderness area.

AARON CAMPBELL

Knoxville, Tennessee

8. DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE

Here on White Oak Creek in Oklahoma, these country kids make boats out of sticks and catch frogs and tadpoles.