A TIME FOR NEW GROWTH 

Green, green everywhere! So many of our local plants that normally stick around throughout the Winter died in the freezes this year, zapping more color than usual from our local landscape. But, practically overnight (and quite early), Spring weather has arrived, calling the Green forth to fill in the spaces of that which has perished.

March is another big month, with the Spring Equinox and two Full Moons (the 2nd time this year and the last until 2020!)

Spring is a time of deep transitions. New life sprouts up from below and pulses into existence. Our energy becomes more outward, bringing forth that which we dreamed of during our Winter slumber. During the Equinox, day and night are equal, and after, the daytime continues to grow throughout the season. In New Orleans, Spring is an especially social and communal time in which to reconnect and dance (and resist!)

This year more than ever, we are aware that certain things we may have taken for granted are not guaranteed, like the plants that did not survive the freeze. Like Nature, our human efforts also shift and die and break down, but new life and new ways always spring forth from the remains. Seeds we may have scattered and forgotten unexpectedly pop up and demonstrate the tenacity, fertility and uncontrollability of Life.

This Spring, what will you focus on growing? How are you giving birth to what you conceived during the dark months? How are you creating new ways of being in the compost of the old?

There is so much growing locally right now! Plantain and Dock abound, Orange Blossom sweetens the air and Peach just passed. Dandelions brighten our way, the first of the Strawberries are popping out and Mulberries are almost here. Also look out for Henbit, Evening Primrose, Speedwell, Wild Geranium, and Mayhaw flowers (pictured below!)
Enjoy the abundance!