Mar 19 – Apr 30, 2024 Early Spring

Spring is a time for rebirth; for starting new projects; for revisiting goals and setting new ones. Put energy into setting intentions for the year ahead. Symbols: eggs, honey, asparagus; flowers, clover, baskets.

Ostara

Ostara celebrates the coming of spring. This is a good time to plant seeds for future intentions, investments that will be realized come late spring and summer.

Ideas for Ostara:

  • Start taking action on ideas and goals
  • Spring cleaning
  • Make an egg salad and have a picnic
  • Plant (literal) seeds
  • Journal about goals and intentions

Activities

  • Go bird watching
  • Go see the cherry blossoms at the UW campus
  • Have an outdoor tea party
  • Have a picnic
  • Say hi to the ducks at the park
  • Visit the Locks and Discovery Park
  • Visit the Arboretum
  • Walk around the neighborhood looking for signs of spring

Events

Produce

  • Asparagus
  • Fava beans
  • Green onions
  • Rhubarb