Pete Foley
The Spring Ritual
Every Spring I post some variant of the weeping cherries in Ault Park. The rites of Spring are probably as old us human civilization, and after this winter, I can imagine why. Living through last winter without Central heating and double glazing is hard to imagine, and many still do so even today. But the relief of warmth and color spreading through the landscape must have been immense. Whether it was Pagan fertility rites, the celebration of the Spring Soltice by the Druids, or the Christian Easter, humans have celebrated Spring for as long as records go back. I suspect we'll keep doing so in some form or another for a very long time :-)
The Spring Ritual
Every Spring I post some variant of the weeping cherries in Ault Park. The rites of Spring are probably as old us human civilization, and after this winter, I can imagine why. Living through last winter without Central heating and double glazing is hard to imagine, and many still do so even today. But the relief of warmth and color spreading through the landscape must have been immense. Whether it was Pagan fertility rites, the celebration of the Spring Soltice by the Druids, or the Christian Easter, humans have celebrated Spring for as long as records go back. I suspect we'll keep doing so in some form or another for a very long time :-)