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Spring is ready to, well, Spring!

So the warmer temperatures and growing light are definitely more noticeable now, and I have dared to pull out a pair or two of capris (I am not even THINKING of regular shorts yet) to wear on the occasional warm days that sneak in between the cold weather. The robins have come back en-mass, but I think the poor things are confused at best with the fluctuations in temperature and conditions. Nevertheless, we approach a time of new beginnings, a time to clear out the old and stale, a time to throw open the windows and take a huge deep breath of "Ahhhhhh", and bask in the warmth of the sunny days. We look to Berkana, the rune of growth and nurturing. Right now the focus needs to be on the seeds that we planted previously, like the tulip bulbs that were planted in autumn. During the winter, those bulbs have not been idle, they have been gestating, transforming, and growing, but now they are inching their way up to the surface, the crocuses and daffodils coming first, represen