Prompted by The Daily Post's Weekly Photo Challenge: Optimism, I chose this picture from last April of delicate new leaves on young Box Alder trees that had been hacked down the previous summer. It is truly astonishing how fast Box Alder Maple can grow in spite of poor conditions or trauma, and this trait of …
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The first image that came to mind when I saw the Weekly Photo Challenge: Circle was this picture from the Summer Solstice of 2014. Using sparklers, found ubiquitously at big box stores around that time of year here in the States, and very low shutter speeds, we drew (after many, many, many attempts) a circle …
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For honoring the Spring Equinox, we painted eggs and, after drawing an Ogham few, wrote our Ogham letter onto our offering egg as a way of bringing the gifts of that Ogham out into the greening world. Post prompted by the Weekly Photo Challenge: Trio by The Daily Post.
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge this week: Ornate ~*~
As Lughnasadh draws closer, we have been spending more time with the southwestern nemeton of Visionsong. Something that always fills me with a sense of wonder is the shift in the energies of each nemeton of Dreamvine Circle as the Wheel of the Year progresses. The visit we made today was particularly powerful for …
For those interested in Druidry as well as astrology, this rendering of a natal and 50th chart by Sarah Fuhro is wonderfully elaborated. A happy 50th year to the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids!
Today was a beautiful spring day in Western Michigan: sunny, warm but not hot, and breezy. A perfect day for spending ample time in our favorite park. What started off as a casual venture became a 2-hour, 6-mile tour of the entirety of Dreamvine Circle. Normally if we walk the entire park, we tend to …
To celebrate the burgeoning life of our favorite park and Michigan in general, we revisted Wildhorn Rock and the place I now call Flowersong Crest (the hilly area being named for the abundant flowers, the constant sounds of birds and frogs, and its position in the southern part of the park's overall Celtic medicine wheel as …
So this is what happens when you recruit two druids to make vegetarian pizza for dinner on Beltane. Forget Jesus in the Bun, we have Awen on the Pizza. A happy May Day to everybody!
A rare piece of fiction that I hope has a few layers worth experiencing on a cold winter evening.... On Becoming a Druid “Why are you here? “ His gruffness might have been offensive to some, but in his eyes I saw curiosity, compassion almost. “I want to be a Druid.” I answered. A breeze …
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A Vital Recognition 