The Spring Equinox

Caryn Hibbert

Today is the spring equinox when the sun sits vertically above the equator and the northern and southern hemispheres are bathed in exactly the same amount of sunlight, day and night are equal. At exactly 3.33 pm today the sun will cross the celestial equator moving from the south to the north and the northern hemisphere changes from facing away to facing towards the sun.
You can feel the earth warming, it is a moment to celebrate as nature awakens.

A bright yellow fluttery flash in the gardens yesterday was such a happy sight, a solitary male brimstone butterfly boldly heralding the first day of astronomical springtime. We launch our sea buckthorn and brimstone tableware collection today in collaboration with the talented Bell Hutley and the butterfly’s cheerful announcement of spring could not have been more welcome or timely.