Black-capped Chickadee
~ after the busy summer season, the black-capped chickadees that make their home in the camping grounds will then take bits of bread and seed from one’s hand ~
View ArticleDemeter and Persephone
~ this year, the autumnal equinox falls upon the twenty-second of september; it is a time to celebrate the bounty of the harvest, as well as balance and the mysteries of the earth ~ perhaps of the most...
View ArticleWarm Peach-Grapefruit Tea
~ this warm tea has a faint hint of peach blended with the tart-sweetness of honeyed grapefruit juice; wonderful for a relaxing night after a busy work- or school-day ~ - ingredients: 4 peach-orange...
View ArticleSamhain Submissions: Close 15 October 2013
~ a reminder that the submissions for our queer paranormal themed Samhain issue will close tomorrow, on the fifteenth of October ~ a wood frog among the fallen leaves while in the previous year, we...
View ArticleLadybirds
~ in the cooling autumn days, two ladybirds have hidden themselves among these silvery-green leaves while the third basks in the waning rays of the sun ~
View ArticleCinnamon-Ginger Carrots
~ these carrots have a rich cinnamon-sweet taste, with the faintest aftermath of ginger, and are the perfect side for any samhain feast ~ many samhain traditions or rituals include divinations, such...
View ArticleDowny Woodpeckers
~ we hope everyone had a wonderful autumnal equinox and enjoyed the colourful autumn leaves before the first snowfall ~ these two downy woodpeckers were foraging food from the picnicking area at the...
View ArticleThe Samhain Wild Hunt
~ greetings ghouls and goblins ~ *hold over until Novemer 7* traditionally, the wild hunt describes spectral huntsman with hounds and horses galloping through the forest on the night of Samhain to...
View ArticleAutumn Photography
~ in the weeks leading up to Samhain, the leaves of the trees fade to golden yellow ~
View ArticlePentagram in the Woods
~ pentagram hidden in the woods ~ this inspiring pentagram formed in the centre of the fallen tree branches was shared with us by Deb Lewis (originally appeared on her site, on 9 February 2013)
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