Sometimes we need to drop below words to find the things we’re looking for, those things for which we search and don’t know what they are.
February 2nd. So many myths and rituals associated with the day: predicting the weather, Candlemas, a Scottish quarter day, the full moon. But it’s the story of the groundhog that strikes me. If he comes out on a cloudy day he’ll know it’s safe to stay outside: an early spring is said to follow. Wander out into strong sunshine and he’ll run back and hibernate. They say there’s a harsh winter still to come.