My happy place, right in my own back yard
#nature #river #vernalequinox #serenity
thirteen bearded men in robes sit and lean around a white‑clothed table in a dim interior. The central figure stands slightly behind the table, raising one hand as he speaks, while the others react with animated gestures and varied expressions, some turning toward him, some arguing among themselves. Plates of bread, a fish, cups of wine, and glass flasks are scattered on the table, with bare feet and legs visible beneath. At the bottom of the scene sit a brass basin, a metal flask, and a small dog curled on the floor near the right corner. Last Supper painting by Jacopo Bassano c. 1546 courtesy of Galleria Borghese #144
For those who observe, remember that the new commandment given this night is to love one another.
#LastSupper ( #MaundyThursday) is associated w/ a #Passover seder observed by Jesus
hence the " #fullmoon after #vernalequinox" part of dating #Easter Sunday
#calendar #timekeeping #astrophysics 🍎
An open medieval Hebrew manuscript with two facing pages of large black calligraphic text on aged, yellowed parchment, lightly stained and worn. Along the bottom margin runs a colorful illustrated scene: on the left page, a figure in a pointed hat bakes round flatbreads in a brick oven while another figure carries a tray of three yellow round loaves. On the right page, several similarly dressed figures in pointed hats and robes stand behind or push carts piled with the same round loaves, one holding up a cup as if making a blessing. The Birds' Head Haggadah c.1300 Isreal Museum #199815 via Wikimedia Commons
To those who celebrate, chag pesach kasher v’sameach.
Full moon April 2 2026 02:12 UTC
Full moon Nissan 15 5786 05:12 IDT
Jewish #calendar is lunisolar w/ #fullmoon in middle of #month
As #spring festival, #Passover #moon occurs shortly after #vernalequinox
#passover #timekeeping #astrophysics 🍎
My Spirit Animal, Cardy, visited for his first photo session of the year. #cardinal #cardinals #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdwatcher #birdwatchers #plumage #spring #vernalequinox #cardy #spiritanimal #nature
REDBUD TREE! Pennsylvania. #redbud #redbudtree #redbudtrees #flower #flowers #flowering #bloom #blooms #blooming #posy #posies #purple #violet #easter #equinox #vernalequinox #vernal #spring #springequinox #persephone #persephonesreturn #returnofspring #Eostre #Ostara #Ishtar
🪷 (Statue: Sabina as Venus, Hadrian as Mars at the Louvre) At the Ancient Roman #VernalEquinox ( 24 March - 25 March) we honor Magna Mater in the form of #Hadrian 's wife Sabina. A sham marriage? In fact, Hadrian severely punished those who insulted her: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/03/we-h... 🪷
Hyacinth--the scent of Easter. Pennsylvania. #hyacinth #hyacinths #flower #flowers #flowering #bloom #blooms #blooming #posy #posies #purple #violet #easter #equinox #vernalequinox #vernal #spring #springequinox #persephone #persephonesreturn #returnofspring #Eostre #Ostara #Ishtar
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Chicagohenge Chasers Celebrate!
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Foreground building is the 680 N LSD…special building to me!
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#chicagohenge #chicago #vernalequinox #chicagophotoclasses #nbcchicago
Huge crowds of tourists enjoy equinox sunrise at Cambodia's iconic Angkor Wat yespunjab.com?p=231432
#AngkorWat #CambodiaTourism #SiemReap #SpringEquinox #VernalEquinox #UNESCOHeritage #AngkorTemples #TouristSpot #KhmerHeritage #EquinoxSunrise #TravelCambodia #AngkorPhotography
Vikings may have celebrated the Old Norse Ostarblót on the #SpringEquinox: #SpringHasSprung; happy #VernalEquinox to all~! #vårjevndøgn #vårdagjämning #vorjafndægur
wizardrealm.com/norse/holida...
Spring Equinox March 19, 20, 21 Similar Celebrations: Ostara, Eostara, Alban Eilir, Hilaria The world stands at the threshold, in perfect balance between winter's dark and summer's light, and then tips over the threshold into the light. The fertility in the Land awakens and blooms as the growing season begins. This is a time of balance. We give ourselves over to the exuberant energy of spring, while remaining open to that which grounds us and gives us strength.
#Spring Equinox
The world stands at the threshold, in perfect balance between winter's dark and summer's light, then tips over the threshold into the light. We give ourselves over to the exuberant energy of spring, while remaining open to that which grounds us and gives us strength. #VernalEquinox
#VernalEquinox Jam of the day #SmoothJazz is Michael Franks "Coming to Life" from the 1993 album "Dragonfly Summer"
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I may have written a hopeful springtime fairytale AND a springtime harp song to go with it. Link to story (with full song below).
rachaelreadsandwrites.substack.com/p/the-garden...
#writersky #sff #flashfiction #harp #specfiction #spring #ostara #vernalequinox #booksky #hopecore
Happy first day of spring! Here is a hopeful little bedtime story I wrote. Plus some original harp music.
#writersky #fairytale #sff #specfiction #fantasy #faeries #harp #flashfiction #ostara #vernalequinox #spring #hopecore #booksky
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Even if there was an argument for using different times at different times of year, surely it would make sense to make both changes when day lengths were roughly same.
So if it's a week after #VernalEquinox, surely to do it the other way should be a week before #AutumnalEquinox!
woman hangs suspended by garlands and a ring in a sun-dappled forest of centuries oaks
Happy Equinox! #photography #vernalequinox
lilies #vernalequinox #firstdayofspring
I had no idea that today is so many days.
My favourites are
#WorldStorytellingDay
#WorldRewildingDay
#InternationalDayOfHappiness
& #VernalEquinox
The photograph shows two people sitting in their back yard on a bench. One is in a shadow where there’s snow on the ground. This person is all bundled up in winter gear from head to foot. The other person sits in the sunlight, where the grass is green and the snow is gone. He’s wearing sunglasses, a sleeveless tank top, shorts, and sandals. The words say, “‘Springter’ That weird time when it should be spring but winter is holding on.” At the bottom it reads, www.canadamemes.com.
In the #NorthernHemisphere’s #CentralTimeZone where we live, it is now officially #spring. In many places, as in this meme from our cherished #neighbor, #Canada, it may be more appropriate to celebrate “Springter.” #seasons #winter #vernalequinox
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The vernal equinox.
Spring’s arrival and the much-awaited return of COLOUR 🌈 to my natural world — my muse!
Yay! #spring
#vernalequinox #springequinox #brighterdaysahead #natureinspiredartist #change #sprinttodolist #todolist
A photo of the spring equinox sunrise in alignment with Alexander Calder's 'Man Three Disks' sculpture in Montreal's Parc Jean Drapeau taken five years ago in 2021.
A photo of the spring equinox sunrise in alignment with Alexander Calder's 'Man Three Disks' sculpture in Montreal's Parc Jean Drapeau taken five years ago in 2021.
A photo of the spring equinox sunrise in alignment with Alexander Calder's 'Man Three Disks' sculpture in Montreal's Parc Jean Drapeau taken five years ago in 2021.
Photos of the 2021 #SpringEquinox sunrise alignment with Alexander Calder's 'Man Three Disks' sculpture in Montreal's Parc Jean Drapeau.
Happy #Equinox to everyone!
Happy #Nowruz to Iranians aka Persians!
Happy Eid Al-Fitr to Muslims!
#VernalEquinox #MontrealMoments #MTLmoments #Astrophotography
Happy #VernalEquinox
Back in the saddle
#VernalEquinox
葉のない木々の間から太陽が星のように差し込み、草地に長い影が伸びる春の午後。 Sun flares through leafless trees under a clear blue sky, casting long shadows on fresh spring grass.
春分の光
(鳥取市滝山|2026年3月20日撮影)
Spring Light
(Takiyama, Tottori City | March 20, 2026)
#春分の日 #VernalEquinox
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葉のない木々の間から太陽が星のように差し込み、草地に長い影が伸びる春の午後。
Sun flares through leafless trees under a clear blue sky, casting long shadows on fresh spring grass.
Today is the 1st day of #Spring! 🌱
If you're on the Jeffersonian street grid (i.e. not #DTLA), make sure to look straight down the E-W streets this evening to see the sun set in the middle of the street (~7:05 p.m. PDT)!
#SpringEquinox #VernalEquinox
A fading yellow-orange band slips behind darkened pine trees on the evening of the vernal equinox.
The final minutes of daylight hours for this year’s Spring Equinox quietly slipping away….
#equinox
#VernalEquinox
📸: mine
Happy #SpringEquinox!
Days have more hours(+ minutes) of daylight than darkness now - always love this time of year, it feels positive!
When the sun shines, it feels like spring is in the air! 😍
#VernalEquinox #Ostara
#FriedrichHölderlin was born #OnThisDay in 1770, becoming one of the most important poets & philosophers of 19th c. Germany; his #poetry embodies #Romanticism & this year, his birthday coincides with the #VernalEquinox; here's his ode to spring:
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This is an appropriate Disney Silly Symphony for the first day of astronomical spring. #VernalEquinox