Equinox Ostara

[resolute]

The light is slanting over my neighbor's house and yard as I type this.

Our quail have started laying.

Nutkin the squirrel has a nest high in the spruce tree.

Peter Rabbit has a companion and a den under the yews.

The sun is higher, the shadow of our garage is creeping southward day by day, thawing more of the back yard.

When I sit on my stoop in the afternoon, I am warm.

The night is dark and full of terrors, but at the dawn I look to the east and the light comes.

The cracks are where the light gets in.

To those in the southern hemisphere, may your nesting and regrouping for the cold and rain bring you peace, security, and comfort.

To those in the north, may your plants bloom, your vitamin D replenish, and your gardens bear.

Comments

[pameladean]

Ring the bells that still can ring. P.

[resolute]

<3

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks for the sweet words.

Do your quails produce eggs?

[resolute]

Yep! We eat the eggs for about seven months of the year. The quail stop laying in winter. (We do not eat the quail, they are pets.) Quail eggs are small, and the yolk-white ratio is more in favor the the yolk than in chicken eggs, so they are a bit richer. About 3-4 quail eggs equals an extra-large chicken egg, for recipes.