EXPECTANCY

IT might not feel like spring has sprung yet, but earlier this week, in Celtic traditions, was Imbolc, the beginning of spring.

It’s a time of confident expectancy, a time when things are in bud and will surely flower. There’s a feeling of having survived the worst of winter and anything from here on in must surely be better.

With weather patterns the way they are these days, that might not always be the case. Perhaps the seasons were more firmly fixed in their routine back when the tradition began.

Of course, apart from the occasional storm, things do as a whole start to get better. From this week on, we move further away from the winter solstice and ever closer to the spring equinox.

So hold fast! Things will be better!