Winter has arrived in Thunder Bay. It started snowing yesterday when Jason and Jenn moved to BC and it's been snowing all day today. This reminds me of the story of Demeter and Persephone.
Demeter was the Greek Goddess of the Harvest. In the beginning there was no separation of seasons, just never ending good crops. However when her daughter Persephone was abducted and taken to the underwold by Hades, Demeter was distraught with grief and refused to nourish the earth. Before Hades reluctantly returned Persephone to her mother, she had eaten 6 pomegranate seeds. Because of this she is destined to return to the underworld for 6 months every year. At this time Demeter is unhappy and does not nourish the earth. That is when we have winter.
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