VOTE! 2011 LUGHNASADH/IMBOLC SEASONAL ENTRIES

[Earthwoman]

Notice: This is the Pepper (Piastra) Scott Memorial Category for seasonal entries. Please use the poll to cast vote(s) for the entries that best reflect the season. You cannot select more than two. ONLY those votes submitted to the poll will be tallied. Votes submitted as posts below will not be counted.

[Dathi]

Cygnets on the River Nore. I came across this wonderful sight last week whilst walking along the river. They are the cutest little birdies I ever did see! Mom and Dad kept a beady eye on me all the time, hence, "The Guardians".

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The Guardians

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Dathi

[Mellinda]

Lughnasadh to me

The sound of running water in the pool
The smell of grass freshly mowed
Fruit heavy on bushes and trees
Dandelions and clover too
Weeds of all kinds blooming
In my wild garden

Fish darting back and forth
Blowing bubbles that float up to the top
Damsel flies and dragons too
Birds squabbling high up in the trees
As I sit here quietly watching
Listening on my knees


By L F Tallis (Mellinda)
2011-07-02

Copyright © 2011

[Susanne]

The Essence of Imbolc

Where I live we are blessed with a gift from the sugar maple trees - maple syrup. We tap several trees on our land to collect the sap & boil it down into this sweet treat. The snow is still deep when we place the taps & as the season progresses the snow melts & the sap runs. We need to place the taps low so that when the snow melts they aren't over our heads! The season to me is:
Sight-Snowshoes tracks leading from one tree to the other & steamy windows in the house from boiling the sap for hours.
Smell-The wakening woods & the smell of the syrup just about ready on the stove.
Sound-The "tink" of the first drops of sap hitting the bottom of the buckets. It's amazing how it sounds like music from the different tones from each bucket.

This photo shows a drop of sap as it leaves the tap & joins the rest in an almost full bucket.

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