The Spring equinox, when day and night are of equal length and the season of rebirth and renewal officially begins, always brings a sense of relief to me, with yesterday’s warm temperatures a far cry from the seemingly never-ending cold,…
“We create wonderful places by giving them our attention, not by finding ‘pristine’ places that will bring wonder to us.” David George Haskell, writer and biologist It’s early February, the festival of Imbolc has come around once more and it’s…
Oh my goodness, where has this year gone?! We’ve reached the next turn on the Wheel of the Year, as we enter the season of Yule and the Winter Solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere. Yule, the Sun’s birthday and…
“Life is a balance between holding on and letting go” ~ Rumi Today’s post is inspired by a podcast I listened to a few days ago, where a former professional photographer had picked up his camera again, having stopped because…
“Be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence.” ~ Minor White This summer I’ve been fortunate to be able to take a long break from my work, spending time walking, relaxing and allowing myself time…
Beltane blessings – now is the time of the dawn chorus, cuckoos and bluebells! This colourful festival on the ancient Celtic calendar of the Wheel of the Year, marks the transition of spring into summer when all of life is…
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” ~ Unknown I was thinking about what woodland means to me when this quote came to mind in the middle of a photo-walk, just as I…
Winter is having one last blast here and recent rains have brought back floods in the valley, making the paths impassable. So, rather than taking a journey out in search of the signs of spring, I’m sharing this first image,…
Living on the edge of a coastal town, you’d think that my focus would be the sea and, for a while after I moved here nearly twenty years ago, it was. However, always simmering below the surface was a longing…
Imbolc, is a cross quarter festival on the Celtic Wheel of the Year, celebrated over the 1st and 2nd of February. The festival coincides with early lambs being born, the first snowdrops flowering and when the energy of the earth…