Going a'Maying

5/30/2018

May is the beginning of Summer, flowers, merriment and .... love!

In days gone past, English lovers would merrily go a-maying into the late springtime forest on May Day.

I bought some vintage postcards recently and discovered among them some clippings from magazines, calendars and the like. The lady collecting them must have deemed May just too sweet a month to toss after the expiration of the calendar.

Vintage Calendar, Month of May

This lovely refined image above is subtly carrying on the tradition of the likely much more sensual predecessor of "Maying"; with a sweet lady in front continuing the search for her fellow; while a courting couple trails behind ...

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9/11/2018 08:13:22 am

May is my favorite month cause it's my birth month. It was named after the Greek Goddess Maia identified as the Goddess of fertility. I was born under the Zodiac sign of Gemini and I love researching about my birth month. I have even known my birthstone is the emerald. Thank you for featuring May in your blog. More power.

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9/13/2018 09:29:56 am

I'm so glad you liked the article! I love the Merry Month of May too! Thank you for your kind comment.

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