Since it’s Easter I can give you a bonus installment from Fantasticks, the peculiar book by Nicholas Breton (1554-1626), a series of sketches, of hours, season and months. Breton’s take on Easter is a little different from mine, but times do change.
EASTER DAY
It is now Easter, and Jacke of Lent is turned out of doores: the Fishermen now hang up their nets to dry, while the Calfe and the Lambe walke toward the Kitchin and the Pastry: the velvet heads of the Forrests fall at the loose of the Crosse-bow: the Sammon Trowt playes with the Fly, and the March Rabbit runnes dead into the dish: the Indian Commodities pay the Merchants adventure: and Barbary Sugar puts Honey out of countenance: the holy feast is kept for the faithfull, and a knowne Jew hath no place among Christians: the Earth now beginnes to paint her upper garment, and the trees put out their young buds, the little Kids chew their Cuds, and the Swallow feeds on the Flyes in the Ayre: the Storke clenseth the Brookes of the Frogges, and the Sparhawke prepares her wing for the Partridge: the little Fawne is stolne from the Doe, and the male Deere beginne to be hearde: the spirit of Youth is inclined to mirth, and the conscionable Scholler wil not breake a holy-day: the Minstrell cals the Maid from her dinner, and the Lovers eyes do troule like Tennis balls. There is mirth and joy, when there is health and liberty: and he that hath money, will be no meane man in his mansion: the Ayre is wholesome, and the Skye comfortable, the Flowers odiferous, and the Fruits pleasant: I conclude, it is a day of much delightfulnesse: the Sunnes dancing day, and the Earths Holy-day.
Farewell.
Boadicea's Chariot 
Still not far wrong. All’s right with the world as long as you can afford it!
We have had our first visit by hummingbird this morning, the wild ribes (Flowering currant) is extremely popular for breakfast, positively humming with bees and now the hummingbird.
Interesting, I am guessing that this particular Easter was later then this one we are experiencing. We have had a couple of sunny days in these parts but it’s still winterish.
Hello Ara: Yes, Easter Day in 1626 was April 12, amazing what Google can do, the rest may be down to Global Warming. The First Mate who is into crystals and energy fields claims that the seasons are becoming later by almost a week per year, I had my doubts until this year, now?
I’d rather agree with that too, without the crystals!
I’ve noted summer seems to last much longer these days.
Yes, LW. Is this just a blip? I’m not sure about the crystals either but Tina, summer may be lasting longer where you are but here it seems that summer is almost non-existent. Having said that, we may well end up with an exceedingly hot and long one, but who knows?
Still plenty of snow here…… 😦