Welcome May!

Nature is putting on its best show and

warmer weather is coming although in some parts of the

country moisture and southern winds refuse to give up.

Spring days are usually fickle and unsettled and can be

unseasonably cold, rainy, stormy or hot and sunny.

This year, May has arrived exactly this way. But...

But,on May first,soaking up the sun, enjoying 

the sweet wind blowing wearing lighter clothing 

and capturing spring’s awesomeness 

were fortunately quite possible for us.

The name of the month is in honor of the Goddess Maia,

a beautiful Greek nymph, mother of Hermes and one

of the wives of Zeus who was lately associated 

with the Goddess of Spring by the Romans.

To welcome the most glorious month of spring,

 we usually pay homage to the outburst 

of nature’s beauty. May Day is a bank holiday 

which allows us to feel free in the open air.

We gather flowers and decorate everything!

The prettiest flowers are carefully braided

into wreaths which hang on the doorways or 

balconies and remain in place until 24^th 

(feast of St.John) when they are tossed 

and burned in great bonfires. 

Rural people also decorate their May wreath

with garlic for protection against the evil eye!

I couldn't break with traditions, so I made

my own wreath using the blooming flowers of 

our country garden but the balcony where

it stands is shady almost all day so the 

photos aren't so good.( 7th and last) 

Hope you are enjoying life's pleasures

and avoiding everything negative

evil or harmful.

Thank you so much for every little jot

you leave in my blog space. 

O