Today in the orchard
Green again
Today we got an all-day April shower, more than an inch and a half. The ducks loved it. The plants too. We took the opportunity to celebrate Beltane with a few good friends. Beltane is an ancient Celtic celebration of the beginning of summer, usually held on about May 1, halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Most years we sit around an outdoor fire and share thoughts and readings, then retire after dark to the dining table for a late potluck supper. This year the rain kept us indoors but it was still a perfect evening to celebrate spring. The readings were excellent and the company, the best. Here’s brief reading from the evening:
“We began as mineral. We emerged into plant life, and into the animal state, and then into being human, and always we have forgotten our former states. Except in early spring when we slightly recall being green again.”
Rumi
