Although the official Spring season not arriving until March 20th this year, the weather this past week, absolutely gorgeous. Nights just cool enough, a sweater necessary to ward off the chill, perhaps a warming fire pit as well, would do the job. But it is the season of the senses here in Florida, one can get a natural high from the scent of the orange blossoms, even more pungent in the dark coolness of the Florida nights. Breathe in, breathe out, close your eyes and dazzle your senses, amazing the effects of the sweet orange blossoms.
Daytime, an additional delight as butterflies and hummingbirds join the masses of bees, all hurriedly darting back and forth from flower to flower. The gardenias, sending the senses into a sweet delirium, making outside chores and lazy afternoon lounging, a delight. Many of our northern friends not quite understanding the reasons we anxiously await the arrival of Spring here in this tropical paradise. They question us with that "deer in the headlights" look, "isn't it always green and flowery in Florida?" Truth be known, no. Although there is always something growing, cool weather flowers helping to make the brown landscapes and barren trees more tolerable, it is basically a time for Mother Nature to take a much needed vacation. Obviously, this year, she must have shortened her vacation, the winter season much milder than the previous three or four. Perhaps her plans for a summer vacation have come into play instead. Old timers saying, "Yep, mild winter, could be a brutal summer!" Forever an optimist, maybe Mother Nature is taking a vacation at Disney World this summer and not conjuring up a brutal hurricane season or rains of monsoon like proportions! Hey she needs a bit of time off too!
The reason for the season and the true meaning of Equinox is "equal night." It is the time when all the world has equal hours of sunlight and nighttime, the sun being positioned directly over the equator.
For our earlier ancestors, it meant a time their foods would be restored. I am sure it is no coincidence the Egyptians built the Great Sphinx so that it points directly towards the rising sun on the day of the Vernal Equinox. But then, was it just the Egyptians that built these wonders of the world. Earlier drawings show a people with elongated shaped heads and necks. Warp speed to the future, I do believe I saw creatures with the same features in "Star Wars" or was it "Lost in Space?" Regardless, basking in sunlight, soaking up the sights and sounds of a Florida springtime, I am sounding more and more like I am ascending (a high) into Orange Blossom Oblivion!
Daytime, an additional delight as butterflies and hummingbirds join the masses of bees, all hurriedly darting back and forth from flower to flower. The gardenias, sending the senses into a sweet delirium, making outside chores and lazy afternoon lounging, a delight. Many of our northern friends not quite understanding the reasons we anxiously await the arrival of Spring here in this tropical paradise. They question us with that "deer in the headlights" look, "isn't it always green and flowery in Florida?" Truth be known, no. Although there is always something growing, cool weather flowers helping to make the brown landscapes and barren trees more tolerable, it is basically a time for Mother Nature to take a much needed vacation. Obviously, this year, she must have shortened her vacation, the winter season much milder than the previous three or four. Perhaps her plans for a summer vacation have come into play instead. Old timers saying, "Yep, mild winter, could be a brutal summer!" Forever an optimist, maybe Mother Nature is taking a vacation at Disney World this summer and not conjuring up a brutal hurricane season or rains of monsoon like proportions! Hey she needs a bit of time off too!
The reason for the season and the true meaning of Equinox is "equal night." It is the time when all the world has equal hours of sunlight and nighttime, the sun being positioned directly over the equator.
For our earlier ancestors, it meant a time their foods would be restored. I am sure it is no coincidence the Egyptians built the Great Sphinx so that it points directly towards the rising sun on the day of the Vernal Equinox. But then, was it just the Egyptians that built these wonders of the world. Earlier drawings show a people with elongated shaped heads and necks. Warp speed to the future, I do believe I saw creatures with the same features in "Star Wars" or was it "Lost in Space?" Regardless, basking in sunlight, soaking up the sights and sounds of a Florida springtime, I am sounding more and more like I am ascending (a high) into Orange Blossom Oblivion!
Does your ascending high have anything to do with a lovely bottle of Orange Blossom Oblivion that you might have brewed last year?:)
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