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Story summary
- In a spring scene at Old Racecourse Common, ravens, chaffinches, a queen red-tailed bumblebee, and a lesser-spotted woodpecker signal nature's awakening.
- The writer compares the moment to an eighth-century poem about a woodcutter who realizes his axe handle has rotted after a century.
- Butterflies emerge as gardeners prepare for the growing season.
- The piece links returning to nature with solace amid the world's suffering.
