April takes its name from the Latin word aperire, meaning ‘to open’ New life bursts forth from translucent red pomegranate tips on the branches of the handkerchief tree and I stand surrounded by a choir of lilac leaves as they open soft, furry, almost-purple buds and unfurl into delicate new leaves with blushed red tips sounding their Read more about April[…]
This exciting month is a mix of new growth and spring awakening, thanks to the showers in April and the ground warming, you will notice a lot of plants growing quite rapidly. Generally, there is a bit more sunshine this month but still the chance of wind and showers. If you grew a range of spring Read more about April in the garden[…]
Start April Sunrise (Twilight (6.16am) 6.50am, Sunset (Twilight) 7.49pm (8.24pm) By the end of the month (5.48am) 8.38am 8.38pm (9.16pm) Hailstones & Sunshine, blackbirds bicker, blackthorn blossoms, Llygaid Ebril – Aprils eye, the celandine opens 1st April fools day 5th Qing Ming Pure Brightness / Clear and bright – qīngmíng festivals 5th Read more about April[…]
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March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. This statue shows him in battle gear. The Roman calendar originally began in March, and the months of January and February were added later, after a calendar reform. Sun in Pisces until the 19thDreams, liminality, the place between sleep and waking. The time of reawakening, stirring Read more about March[…]
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Lichen on bare branches, winds howl, birdsong builds, daffodils spear & leafbuds fatten Love is in the air, on the song of courting birds. February comes from the word februum (purification) and februa, the rites or instruments used for purification. Time to spring clean, out with the old, to make space for the new. Lent Read more about February[…]
This time of the lunar cycle with the moon disappearing into darkness (before the new moon on Thursday) can be a difficult time of the month, as energy levels drop and our inner critic can tend to take a hold and we haven’t got the energy to keep the positivity up. This time of the Read more about Diminishing moon waning into darkness[…]