... several days of crocus blooms. bonus, a total lunar eclipse at dawn goddess, Ēostre-Ostara, so a weekend of number 3 tetradiness and plenty of bluish purple flowers. apr 1 was first sighting. computus: ecclesiastical full moons; council of nicea. first council of nicea. easter-ostara is on the first sun day (Sól, diēs Dominica, Ra Day) after the paschal-passover full moon on or after mar 21, a fixed date, spring equinoxish on gregorian calendar. on julian time easter is apr 12. sister sun, brother moon. sun-Sól (sunday) is the sister of brother moon-Mani (monday). their father is Mundilfari, one of Saturn's (saturday) 62 moons. newton said the moon falls every day.
sedums were still blooming last week, hardy and beautiful plants, weird architecture, a rooming house for ladybugs and fungus gnats.
it's cold as (-20F, snow, a polar vortex). geese are flying, 2 large flocks. it's -17C (1F) or -24C (-11F) wind chill. jackrabbits, a bit of grey. a bald eagle fly-by. light sunsnowers.
begonias have been blooming all winter. the plants are robust. it's -35C. starting to unravel the geraniums. thinking about seeds, seeding. it's -36C. dagnabbit. a newt died, 18. or 19 or 20 years old. it's -39C.
again. this one is a blanket. there have been granule flurries, light rains, pellets, ice crystals in the air, drizzle and mist (last week), fogs and winds. with a few clear days. what is blue? a 2013 project: taking a shot of the full moon every month, which adds up to one group of 12 moons, in a year of comets. it's been too overcast. that was the one & only one, so far. just as well. the frost is trippy. besides. April snow.ers jackrabbits: their backs are smoothing in colour, nice grey carapaces.
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