A little after 7, after feeding the dog her breakfast and leaving the cats theirs, I slipped out in my nightie and a dressing gown into the bright, cold morning in the back yard, and hailed Eostre. I'm glad I left it to the full moon this year; spring is in full blossom and new leaf, the rainy season is over or paused, the sky was pale blue whichever way I looked, and birds were calling.
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