the last monday in february.
Monday, February 25, 2008 at 02:11PM finally. only four days until march 1 - and the end of this long shortest-month of the year. of course, the first of march doesn't actually mean that the temperatures will be warm and the skies will be sunny. but it does mean that spring is touchable, almost. within my grasp.
i do feel lucky this year; i came through the winter months relatively unscathed. i had no funk like some others i know. maybe it's because of my short trip to the sunshine state last week. maybe it's because of your wonderful company here, in this space outside of time (stolen, shamelessly from katurah's description of ayyam'i'ha. but an appropriate description, don't you think, for this space - cyberspace, blogosphere, internets - where we gather?). no matter, this winter has been, practically, a breeze. (which makes me nervous, of course - what comes after the calm?)
but here we are, a stone's throw from the start of spring. time to think about seeds and the garden and blooming tulips and my dogwood tree and rebirth and renewal (don't you always think about rebirth and renewal in the springtime? i do.). and green.
at this time of year, i am regularly accosted by the color green. it grips hold of my consciousness, in all of it's loveliest shades, and won't let go until the trees are in full dress and the daffodils are poking up through the earth.
heather mentioned it last week. longing for green. and there it was, that seed, planted in my head, beginning to take hold. i can feel it sprouting already. yesterday, as i wandered through this giant craft show with d., he mentioned - over and over again - that i seemed drawn to the greens. it's beginning. (these are the cups and bowls that we purchased at the show, by the way.)
and so, in honor of the start of march - and in honor of avocado, lime, forest, evergreen, chartreuse, grass, and all of the other lovelies out there in the wide world - i'm dedicating next week to the color green. beginning on monday, march 3, and all through the week, it will be all green here, all the time. feel free to join in. and, please, let me know if you do - whether it's for one day or for the whole week. honor that which plagues you, i say, and see where the road may lead.
as for the rest of this week, the last dribs and drabs of this month of february, i'll be sharing bits of goodness that have filled my world with joy of late. mail. meetings. gifts. there has been so much that i feel as though i've been floating. and i can't wait to share.
(wishing grace happiness (and health!) on this special birthday.)
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(I'm in on the green week. SO in.)