Beltane Waxing Flower Moon
As is the case with all Celtic holidays Beltane began at sundown. Over the years that I have kept the Celtic calendar, now 14 years at least, Beltane signals a real shift from the getting going of spring to the active growth of summer. Some years that’s more obvious than others and this year the change has been slower than the recent past, yet the emergence of the daffodils, tulips, garlic and the blooming of our magnolia all point toward summer.
Kate’s back from work with new rules for influenza A(H1N1) novel. They had a sick hallway at the Coon Rapids clinic tonight and they were, again, swamped by persons concerned about the flu. She said a case has been reported at HCMC. Tomorrow, however, her attention moves from pandemic to garage sale, the sort of odd shifts we all make between our work and domestic lives.