Spring checklist: Look for the Lyrid meteor showers through April 25 in the late-night eastern skies after 11 p.m. The Eta Aquarids take off this week, too.
Many of you make an annual visit to Chimney Rock, and now is a great time. Goldfields are springing up along the road. Look for tiny violets at your feet along the trail, overshadowed by their bigger Douglas iris relatives, which spread out in large masses. Bush lupines…