Today, March 20, here on the north west coast of Canada, is the first day of spring, or vernal equinox, as astronomers would have it —vernal meaning “of or pertaining to spring,” equinox meaning “equal night.” As the angle of the earth’s tilt toward the sun changes throughout the year, lengthening or shortening the days according to season, there are two times annually when day and night are essentially more-or-less equal in length: the spring and autumn equinox. Which is all simply to say, in hope and love – HAPPY SPRING TO YOU ALL…..
N Just-- spring when the world is mud-
- luscious the little
- lame baloonman
- whistles far and wee
- and eddieandbill come
- running from marbles and
- piracies and it’s
- spring
- when the world is puddle-wonderful
- the queer
- old baloonman whistles
- far and wee
- and bettyandisbel come dancing
- from hop-scotch and jump-rope and
- it’s
- spring
- and
- the
- goat-footed
- baloonMan whistles
- far
- and
- wee
- by: e.e. cummings (1894-1962)
Wishing you a puddle-wonderful Spring John!!!!
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Thanks Robert, guess I can’t reciprocate as you’re in Oz – happy falling perhaps?
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Happy Spring 🙂
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And to you Ina, although your spring is in name only right now, I think…
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Woke up in a white world again 😦
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White contains all colours…
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🙂
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The sand art absolutely fascinates me. Happy Spring!
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It beached me also – Happy Spring to you too Lesley…
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My son (Carlos Arturo) born La Primaverra de Enero, (Jan. 1)1982. Old Mr. e e up there can keep his “puddle wonderful”. Being raised in south Florida I know well enough to take my shoes off when it’s raining. Stupid tourists and northerners will never get such wisdom.
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If you lived in Vancouver then you would go barefoot every day!
This northerner likes his wellies…
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Happy Spring to you too….love the Botticelli
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I’d rather have a Botticelli in front of me than a frontal lobotomy…
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The angle of the earth’ s is definitely tilting toward the sun – I can strongly feel spring of your post, John, and I am sure this beautiful season is tiptoeing also in our direction of the world… Happy spring!
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Happy spring to you too Ese – if I could I would melt your snow fields and fill them with daffodils, blossoming trees and tiptoeing turtles…
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Still being in pretty much winter I can’t imagine something more beautiful than blooming nature, so full of hope…and absolutely sweet tiptoeing turtles… 🙂
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Beautiful flowers… the ones outside my home haven’t opened yet, its too cold! ( Staffordshire, UK )
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Thank you Gregory – I hear from UK friends that it’s been a tough winter there – keep the faith my friend, this too shall pass…
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Happy first day of spring to you also. Your Vancouver spring is beautiful.
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Hope your own spring is there or on its way – yes, it is lovely here, in between the raindrops – thanks CC…
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Big sigh………. love ee cummings and your crocuses..
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Thank you Helen – haven’t got over your way for some time – distractedly moodling and wayyyy behind in my blog readings – not forgetting you though…
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I too am way behind with blog readings.. life has got in the way .. not forgetting you either 😉
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Life NEVER gets in the way Helen – enjoy every minute…
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Spring is exploding outside my Mexican door this morning with Easter celebrations. The reminder of crocuses quiet entrance and soft nodding to life is a lovely contrast. Thanks for this. Cheers to primavera
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Memories of San Miguel you bring and I thank you for that Linda – El recordar…
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I’ve never left your blog without feeling inspired. Thank you!
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What a lovely thing to say Mary Ann – thank you…
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