[Magdalen] Imbolc

[Marion Thompson]

There were scilla shoots peeping through below my rural-style mail box 
at the top of my lane.   This is north of Lake Ontario, east of Toronto, 
and it was 10C today, what's that 50F maybe?  On Feb 1st. 'Tain't right, 
'tain't natural.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 2/1/2016 8:20 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/1/2016 7:26:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
>
> I had  some confused snowdrops trying to bloom before the snow here. I hoped
> they  thought better of it, but with a couple of 50-degree days, I'm not so
> sure.  Daffodil spikes showing, too.>>>>>>
>   
> When we lived in Germany (Frankfurt/M) the priest gave a sermon
> which included references to daffodils "soon to bloom."  This  was
> mid-February, and my ex-wife and I, both natives of Minnesota and
> Wisconsin looked at each other in bewilderment.  As far as we  were
> concerned it was the preacher who was daft.
>   
> Daffodils routinely bloom in May in the Upper Midwest, but in the
> much milder Frankfurt/M climate, he was right.  They were  blooming
> by Washington's Birthday 22 February.
>   
> I don't think people who have not lived in the extreme continental  climates
> have any idea how totally frozen everything is from Halloween until
> mid-April.  Every flake of snow during the entire season is there to  melt
> quickly, spring flowers finish in a flash, and after a few uncertain days
> it
> is hot and humid summer.
>   
> There really is no spring there in contrast to Pennsylvania USA where
> spring
> is a lengthy, lovely affair.
>   
>   
>   
> David Strang.
>