This purple flower is the pasque flower of the April EcoFlora challenge.

Challenge: https://www.inaturalist. org/projects/city-nature-challenge2023-denver-boulder-metro

Jennifer Neale is the director of research and conservation for the Denver Botanic Gardens

Another season of new beginnings

She moved across the country with her 4-year-old son to start a new life and to reconnect with family. Her son was having a hard time adjusting to the new time zone, new surroundings, and new family members he had to get to know. His lack of sleep meant that she wasn’t getting any consistent sleep either, and the vicious cycle of no sleep and stress began. Additionally, she started a brand-new job, and he started school for the rst time, causing even greater disruption and stress. She looked in the mirror one morning and asked, “Why does everything have to be so di cult right now?”

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