A ”kula” is a wordless Scandinavian herding song. It is created by "kulning" – a vocal technique used by women in mountainous summer fäbod settlements to call their cattle home from high altitude pastures. So the kula is a summons and a welcome.

But the other side of arrival is departure, and departures can be bittersweet. At the Vernal Equinox, I kula to bid Winter a wistful farewell.