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Sunday, May 2, 2021

2021 Second Cross Quarter Day

May Day, or Beltane, is the halfway point between the Spring equinox and the Summer solstice. It marked the beginning of summer for the ancient Celts. It was a day for dance and song to honor the sown fields beginning to sprout. 

May Day when I was a child was celebrated by picking flowers and putting them in pretty hand made baskets. Then these baskets were delivered to neighbors by knocking on doors and running away . . . laughing.
 
To celebrate the second cross quarter day of 2021 and May Day, rather than delivering baskets of flowers, I am sending pictures taken on our morning walk with Shasta.

                                 Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa) is one of my favorite wildflowers.

                                         California poppies (Eschscholzia californica)

Live Coastal Oak (Quercus agrifolia)

Apple blossoms with pollinator

As the seasons turn may we all enjoy a heartful