Well, the year is nearly over, and Samhain is almost upon us. What a year it has been! As Robbie Burns once said, “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley“, and that has been very true of our summer…chaos and plans going awry.
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The Sacred Fires of Beltane
Here’s an article that I wrote for the 2024 Beltane edition of the Òran Mór Celtic E‐Zine that explores the history of the Fire Festival of Beltane.
Change
Nothing is constant but change itself …
Awakening
Here’s an poem that I wrote for the 2024 Imbolc edition of the Òran Mór Celtic E‐Zine that celebrates the awakening of the year.
Scary Spidies and Wyrd ‘Shrooms
Here’s some wyrd and wonderful photos of Nature in time for All Hallows’ Eve. Happy trick-or-treating this evening …
The Colors of Autumn
This fall the colors of the leaves are absolutely intense, blazing with glory. I just had to share a few pics …
Noctiluca
Once upon a time, long, long, ago, there was a Celtic band called Noctiluca. Now, you might say, Noctiluca is not a Celtic name. No, it is not. Unfortunately, no one in the band spoke Gaelic. Noctiluca was the best they could come up with. One of the band members was an oceanographer, and Noctiluca, meaning “night lights” in Latin, is the name of a genus of microscopic phytoplankton that produce bioluminescence at night. Go figure, eh?
Permaculture Design Project Update
Here we are three years later, and I’m updating the map for the permaculture design project at Tir Ceòlmhor.
Fall’s Here and Winter’s A-Comin’
For Winter is a coming in
And Summers’s gone away-O.
(inverted twist on “Hal an Tow” lyrics by Damh the Bard)
The Legend of John Barleycorn
Here’s an article that I wrote for the 2023 Lughnasadh edition of the Òran Mór Celtic E‐Zine that looks into the Scottish legend of John Barleycorn and the traditional songs associated with it.