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February 2, 2006 Happy Imbolc 
The days are getting noticeably longer around here, and February is typically warmer than January. Spring is still a ways off, but we've crossed the hump. Thank the gods. Imbolc isn't a holiday I usually celebrate with any fanfare. In this part of Canada, Imbolc is just a tease--no matter what the Groundhog says, winter ain't going nowhere for at least another six weeks. Winter loses its hold here grudgingly, incrementally; the air can start to smell like spring in February, but the last trees will bud and leaf in June. Between now and mid-April we will likely have several mini-thaws followed by snowstorms--spring followed by winter followed by spring followed by winter in quick succession until we've all given up hope of ever leaving the house without our winter coats on. The moment I realize spring has arrived is the same every year: When the trees are blushing. That faint, light green of no-leaf-yet, but soon. It sure as hell won't be today. But I'll drive home wearing my sunglasses instead of using the headlights and content myself that it's just around the corner. Posted by Andrea at February 2, 2006 10:41 AM under Witch EMAIL this entry (comments fields are below this section) Trackback Pings TrackBack URL for this entry: Comments i know what you mean about imbolic here being a tease. a naughty one at that. february is always my hardest month, but the light at the end of the day is getting longer and stronger and for that i can be glad... nonetheless, happy imbolic. :) Posted by: suze at February 2, 2006 3:55 PM
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