About Snow Becomes Rain
February 19 - March 4
First Pentad, February 19 - 23
Second Pentad, February 24 - 28
Third Pentad, March 1 - 4
Buds on the trees are swelling, the sun stays out longer, and there’s a warmth in the breeze in this season - spring may be just beginning, or it may feel like winter isn’t quite ready to be finished. The season of “Snow Becomes Rain” was classically known for the arrival of the spring thaw. The snow may have begun to melt and we now see rain out of our windows instead of snow. These misty, early spring days may feel like a breath of fresh air - or, they may buffet us with wind and storms. This is a season of transitions. By the end of this season, we’ll see more and more reminders that spring, the promised spring, is about to bloom forth.
Snow Becomes Rain
Podcast Episode
In this stirring episode, Alexis and Kit return to the garden just as it is re-awakening with early flowers, and eagerly expect the spring thaw. In Hiro’s Corner, a look at the peach blossom and the spring festival it inspired.
Click here for the poems & songs featured in this episode.
Words of the Season
In the Sky
Lingering Cold
Crisp weather
Shallow Spring
Spring Light
Bush Warblers
In the Ground
Running Streams
Melting Snow
Spring Thaw
In Our Lives
March Hares
The Month of Expectation
Recommended Reading
of the Season
In the spirit of watery beginnings of spring, we recommend Mud Season by Ellen Stimson to laugh your way to spring in full.