3/10: And this is all that we Shall Know

My father and mother put great stock in the passing of the seasons. They both make ceremony great and small out of the passing from one season to the next. My dad actually spent a great deal of time researching and learning about the ancient traditions of marking the passing of the seasons. My mother always remarked on the passing of seasons as it would relate to the harvesting and sharing of food. Seasonal observance my father said, helped bring the body in line with a shift in light, warmth and lengths of days. He placed great value in how the natural world around us interacts with the body and mind – if we let ourselves we can feel the passing of seasons, the changes in weather and the many ways in which nature touches and changes us.