Happy Spring!
The only way I could see daffodils springing up out of the snow.
Last week was the vernal equinox, the official start of spring. Dare I mention that we had snow flurries this morning?
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A friend dyed these for Orion and me.
Dying eggs is a big deal this time of year. Whether you dye them for Easter or Ostara or just because it’s fun I have to wonder if part of the reason for dying eggs is just to put some color into the landscape.
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Running water in Minnehaha Creek
In warmer climates there are native breeds of chickens that lay eggs of different colors. If you think about the climates in places like the Ukraine, famous for their egg dying techniques, winters are longer and springs can be pretty grey.
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Ice lace tunnel
There are signs that spring may indeed show up after this very hard winter.
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We have had quite a lot of melt (honest). There was running water in the creek and I even saw a minnow swim by in the icy water.
Melting sheets of ice in the river give new meaning to “ice dams”.
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This year we blessed our eggs for the strength to hold on through the thaw. It may still be awhile, but it’s coming.
Posted on March 24, 2014, in Bio, magic, Pagan, seasonal, Spring, wicca and tagged eggs, equinox, melt, Ostara, spring, thaw, vernal. Bookmark the permalink. 17 Comments.
I need spring to come, but the storm is (supposedly) heading our way. Sigh.
fire in the fireplace? Or maybe when you stock up remember to get flowers. The daffodils really helped.
I wish I had a fireplace. Flowers could happen.
Happy Spring, my friend. Here in the Southern Hemisphere we are heading into fall. Hope you have a merry Monday, Lisa.
Hugs from Ecuador,
Kathy
Do you get leaf colors down there? I know you’re not looking at getting buried under snow. Hopefully we’ll get out from under ours soon.
I love the photo of the vase of daffodils on the snow, haha! All our snow has melted but we’re expecting some flurries (I hope just that) tomorrow. But, like you, I have bought daffodils for the home in anticipation of warmer days. Hope your snow melts soon!!
Hope your flurries don’t stick around. The daffodils help don’t they.
Lisa, as hard as this winter has been, your pictures of it leaving are gorgeous. I’ve never seen an ice lace tunnel.
I got lucky with the light. When you get home you should google the Lake Superior Ice caves – truly amazing this year.
We are on some weird atmospheric roller coaster – sixties, then snow and ice. It was beautiful yesterday and then snowed all day today. I was going to take the snow banners off of my blog site and then decided it would stay until the snow went away. Hurry spring….
Wow, snow in spring. What a contrast, that flower on the snow. It’s cold here but no snow, thankfully. It knocked me out for a coupla days and I’ve been stuffed up with a cold. Be glad to feel consistent warmth.
Glad you’re feeling better. The snow in March is actually very usual for us. We have even had snow into May!
Love the colors your friend chose for the eggs. Wow. Great photo!
Thank you. She really did a great job. Not sure what she used.
Repeat three times. We will get spring. We will get spring. We will get spring. In the meantime: Happy Late Winter! LOL. Nah, I think it’s *almost* spring, now. Thanks for alerting me to this blog.
I’m glad you liked it. It’s always “iffy” putting a link to my blog on someone else’s, but it seemed appropriate.
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