8x8cm Impressions Tulips and Roses
Impressions. It's full blown spring in England and one can see the change so dramatically, suddenly everything is in bloom. Daffodils appear from no where , crocuses and snowdrops pop up through the grass that has been sleeping all winter, and the TULIPS (my favourite flower) are in abundance on the window boxes, the garden beds, and pots of all shapes and sizes.They come in all colours. Glorious, glorious, Spring. I now understand why the folk of yore honoured the seasons so vehemently. Their life depended on them. They honoured the Solstices and the Equinoxes, all the seasons and mid seasons too. They were performed by our/ my ancestors and they are still celebrated today. Yule / Winter Solstice is on or near December 21st here in the northern hemisphere, nights get longer and days get shorter. Imbolc / Imbolg / Candlemas - February 2nd Imbolc means, literally, 'in the belly' (of the Mother) and in the womb of Mother Earth new life is truly st...