A portrait of a mother, beaming with joy. Dried wildflower petals and berries, in a medley of bright hues, are sorted into small linen sacks—each tiny, organic piece holding the essence of sunnier days, ready to chase away the melancholy of long, still winter hours spent indoor
����Park snapshot. A petite creek cut across her trail, its crystalline, icy waters murmuring over polished rocks. Along the shoreline, a brood of ducks tidied their plumage, their bright webbed feet drifting softly through the shallows. Elara paused, inhaling quietly, and froze t