Yesterday my hibernaculum project ended for this year. It started on my birthday back in October and ended Easter Sunday. To mark the occasion I bought some alstroemeria (one of my favourite indoor flowers) and reduced the candles from twelve to three. The mice didn't need the warmth of the fire anymore so they went back to the mantle piece to say their prayers. Obviously there are other changes in the house but for me this was the symbolic transition.
But it leaves me a (minor) problem. What is the new period to be called? It's not summer yet and spring is partly over. Maybe it will be subdivided: it's over seven months long so that is a possibility.
Any ideas?
I think you should definitely mark the next 50 days until Whitsun. Being a Baptist, I'm not too hot on liturgical times and seasons, but a quick dive down the Google rabbit hole produced some lovely words. Paschal time, Pentecostarion, and The Flowery Triodion...
ReplyDeleteThat's a definite contender. It's also known as The Great Fifty Days. By 24th May the garden will be blossoming - maybe I could too!
ReplyDeleteI've read of March and April being the season of 'unlocking', before spring, (may june) Summer (July August), Autumn (September October) locking, as in preparing forwinter, (November December) winter (January February) .I think this is from Kurt Vonnegut, sci-fi writer. With a little adjustment, it works for me
ReplyDeleteI've heard that division before and it sounds interesting.
DeleteNo ideas from here. Just barely managing at present with two youngest granddaughters here for a week.
ReplyDeleteWell, it sounds fun - hope it is fun.
DeleteThe Japanese don't have four seasons they have 72 and each one has the most poetic name - have a look and see if that helps to name this part of the year for you https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00124/
ReplyDeleteThey look lovely and I will be reading them again, but I'm not sure I could cope with 72 seasons.
DeleteWhatever you decide to call it, I'm sure the room would be very welcoming. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you. I hope so.
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