Magick Spring

It's almost Beltane the midpoint between the Spring equinox and the summer solstice and one of the eight solar days. Astronomically it is more like May 5th but tradition(at least for Wicca) has it celebrated on May 1st.

I know I haven't been around here much but Spring is hard gardening time and between work and the garden I barely have time for anything else. I only worked 8a to 12p today so I have the afternoon to catch up in the greenhouse seeing as how it raining quite hard today and will be for the next couple even it is off and on. For some reason my work schedule has flipped 180 from what it has been. I've been going in sometime in the afternoon and working until close at 10p. This week I am opening at 6a every shift and what's really sad is that I am scheduled to be the self check out monitor which really sucks. Very little to keep you occupied so the time draaaaaggggs. The only good thing is you get off in the early afternoon so there is time to get some gardening in before dark.

The garden is coming along...all the tomatoes and all the peppers are in. Corn is just up as is the first planting of Dixie Butter Peas, Sugarsnaps and regular green peas are coming along nicely. The first planting of green beans went in on Friday so with all the rain they should appear by Friday. All the squash and melons are next on the list. Oh! and the broccoli is just about ready to begin making its appearance on the table and we are already getting a bit of asparagus which is a real springtime treat.

So Happy Beltane, May Day, Walpurgis or whatever. Never fear none of my holiday observances involve prancing around in the buff....I have more consideration for the wildlife than that.