Tag Archives: May

Love, whose month is ever May

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Sylvia Morris

Mayday has long been celebrated as the real beginning of spring, marking the return of life after the cold and dark of winter. Nicholas Breton, writing in Fantasticks, describes the pleasures of the month: “It is now May, and the sweetness … Continue reading →

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The first of May in Stratford-upon-Avon

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

As today is both the first of May and a quite beautiful spring day I thought I’d share with you some photos I took on early this morning to Shakespeare’s church and the River Avon with views towards the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s well-apparell’d April

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

Shakespeare loved spring, and April, with its freshness and optimism is the month of which he writes most fondly. I couldn’t let it go by without a post containing a few of his lines, together with a selection of photographs … Continue reading →

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