“Sping has arrived and the day and night are balanced. Ostara is the vernal equinox, when the God and Goddess walk the fields, causing the animals to reproduce. Some traditions view this as a time of courtship between the God and Goddess. Ostara is the German Goddess of fertility and rebirth, but also of enchantment, innocence and dawn.”

First day of spring–
I keep thinking about
the end of autumn.

— Matsuo Basho (1644 – 1694)
Translated by Robert Hass