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Tag: Nature
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The Harvest Moon
The Corn Moon is October’s full moon this year and it will be the first of three supermoons. The Harvest moon is the moon closest to the Autumn equinox, often that can fall in September but this year it is October. Why Call It The Harvest Moon? The names of the moons often reflect the…
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The Wheel of the Year
The Wheel of the Year is a pagan symbol representing the quarter and cross-quarter celebrations throughout the year that mark the changing seasons, although it is also used and celebrated by people who aren’t pagans too now, as a way to stay connected to nature and the passing of the year. The Wheel of the…
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The Holly King & The Oak King
The Holly King and the Oak King is a story about the changing of the seasons and the turning of the wheel, but there are many different versions and plenty that people disagree on. To start with often people can’t agree on whether this is an old Celtic story or a neopagan story. The themes…
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The Corn Moon
The Corn Moon is September’s full moon and tonight it will be a special one if you are lucky enough to see it. There can be a bit of confusion with the name of September’s full moon as sometimes it is the Harvest Moon, but that is actually the full moon nearest to the equinox…
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The Hazel
The Hazel bush or tree, opinions differ on which it is, is one of the oldest plants in Europe. It was consumed in prehistoric times and charred hazelnut shells have been found on Irish Mesolithic sites. It was a useful plant. Hazel bark was used as a toothbrush, a tea to treat coughs was made…
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The Sturgeon Moon
The Sturgeon moon is August’s full moon and tonight is the night it will be at its fullest so I thought we’d have a closer look at it. The Full Moon’s Name As with many of the names of the full moons, this is a colonial name taken from the Native American name. This full…
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The Kestrel & The Rowan Tree
This nature inspired artwork, The Kestrel and The Rowan Tree, one of my favourite trees, is filled with symbolism and stories. The Rowan Tree The Rowan tree is sometimes known as the Traveller’s Tree or the Wayfarer’s tree (not to be confused with the Wayfaring-tree, that is something different altogether) because it was thought to…
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The Dog Rose
The Dog Rose is a beautiful wildflower that is quite a common sight in June and July in hedgerows and woodlands, it’s soft pink and white flowers often adding some contrast amongst the green further up in the hedge away from the other pretty wildflowers on the ground. It is the most common of the…