Taexalia
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Twitterings
Hope the sun has seared your snush... @carencarter (ps usual time for #SoulCollaboration tom?) # @carencarter yay! see you the morn :) oh and you might like @Taexaliadotcom, she's affa fine ;) in reply to carencarter # @blogmum those are stompin! in reply to blogmum # http://tweetphoto.com/12929807 beads of balance that I maded... one for each ankle? # RT @kermit0702 Stripeymouse web design to commence tonight - thanks to @carencarter and @taexalia for the logo! <<look forward ... read more
Celandine Sun Worship
Yesterday we found more signs of Spring in a secluded corner by an old wall. The yellow flowers of Lesser Celandine were dotted against a backdrop of dark green, heart-shaped leaves that resemble ivy - amongst the browns and russets of dead undergrowth and rotting leaves.
Lesser Celandine seems to have little folkore attached to it, which is disappointing given it is sometimes called the "Spring ... read more
Twitterings
Eerie out there what with vixens and owls... # Rare species of bumblebee discovered in Scotland: http://bit.ly/bdgwV4 (via @STVNews) # Are the election tricks campaigns going to be murkier and dirtier than usual? # @givemestrength sad isn't it. I would scrap the party system altogether. in reply to givemestrength # @givemestrength who are the Tories? * Scottish grin* I suspect the turnout will be depressingly low in reply to givemestrength # Bit concerned at amount of smoke coming ... read more
Getting High With Mither
If you are going to climb Ben Nevis then I highly recommend not doing it on the first heatwave day of the summer. I don't recommend doing it during any other heatwave either - but the first heatwave of the year and climbing Ben Nevis is a combination that will leave you puffin, pechin, puggled an pitifu... Last year we didn't heed this advice. Thinking about it, we didn't really not heed it, we just didn't really think about it in real terms. The day before we just thoucht "Aye fine ... read more
Winter Aconite Spittle of Cerberus
Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) emerges soon after the Snowdrop. Although not a true aconite, it is closely related to them, being also a member of the Buttercup family. As with true aconites, all parts of the plant are poisonous, however ingestion would mean enduring a bitter taste sensation. Aconites are sometimes referred to as Wolfsbane ~ plants that were said to repel werewolves and also said to cure lycanthropy, the cause of the shapeshifting condition. It is said that these ... read more
Is It Spring?
I'm hearing this question all over the place as people wish the moments away looking for something better. I look for signs of new life emerging - the snowdrops and winter aconite shine their carpets of hope amongst the decaying humus of the woodland floor, the owls and foxes make eerie night noise as they mark territory and call for mates, buds on trees seem to swell a little more and my flowering redcurrant is uncurling leaves... The wheel is turning, but the Carlin/Cailleach has not ... read more
