The month of Nay comes from Maia, the name of a Greek Goddess. She was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea. Alternately, the Roman Poet Ovid said that the month of May was named for the mayors Latin for "elders" and that June is named for the iuniores or young people.
I wonder if May is a bit late for spring awakening in Rome and so checked out its spring. It's from early April to late June. Wisteria is in bloom by mid April. There are azaleas and orange blossoms. Rome's rose garden starts to bloom by late April and continues to mid June with more than 1,100 roses. The cherry blossoms bloom from mid March through the first week of April. Rome's birthday is April 21 according to the ancient tradition that it was founded in 753 BC by Romulus.
Our wisteria buds are showing their purple colour, so we can expect them to bloom in the next week or two - a beautiful combination of sight and scent. This is a daffodil growing field on 9nth Street - I'm told it is part of the Pioneer Greenhouse operation.
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