Imbolc New Moon (Wild)
With the weather calm, blue skies and no wind, welcoming the Wild Moon seems a bit off point. As February ends, though, and we head into March the character of the Wild Moon will show up. Soon, the push and pull between winter’s resistance and spring’s temperate insistence will create storms as we oscillate back and forth until the sun’s rising angle makes spring inevitable. The next six weeks are a real meteorological festival when our latitudes entertain a host of weather’s finest celebrities: sudden snow fall, driving rain, howling winds, sleet, ice and bursts of warmth. Get ready to be entertained. It will be, well, wild.
This morning the grocery store was full of shoppers with some aspect of Valentine’s day on their mind. They bought candy, two for one ribeyes and items for their honey’s favorite meal. As I checked out the clerk, a young woman with orange/red hair asked me if I had special plans for Valentines. Yes, I told her, it’s my birthday and my wife and I will go out to eat. What about you? I asked. Oh, she said, I work until 2:00, then hanging out with friends I guess. It’s a day for people that love each other to show that. She sounded a bit sad.
When I got back there were boxes inside from the mail, one from Singapore and two from Bonaire, Georgia. One came yesterday from Denver. Fun.
I’m dickering with Groveland UU to become a field instructor for an intern they want to hire. It’s an old problem for me. They don’t have much money, but the time commitment involves travel as well as an hour plus with the intern, once a week for nine months. A lot of time for me. Yet, mentoring is, I believe, an important part of our role as we get older, so I want to do it.
