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Second Moon – New Moon
Last night found me beginning a new lunar cycle with my weekly retreat. Although my decision to avoid social networking, games, and the usual entertainment kind of annoys my husband (simply because he...
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Photos from the Forest
I wanted to share some photos I took during my last nature walk. A bottle full of moss. My outdoor shrine. Bones. Part of a small rodent’s jawbone. Wildflower. A moss covered rock. Trees waking up!
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Porcupine Sighting at Sunset
I’ve been watching a documentary series on Netflix called “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.” I’m only on the second episode – “The Last Refuge” – but I highly recommend it to anyone who is an...
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A Walk in the Forest
My husband and I took a walk in the forest yesterday afternoon. Now that we’ve accumulated snow, the forest floor is littered with tracks, giving hints as to who our neighbors are. The standards were...
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Ditzy Druid Doings: Yay for Spring!
Hubby and I are feeling better – just sniffly. Now that the local weather has gone from toasty warm to cold again, I’m not sure if I’m dealing with allergies or a cold. All the same, tea is my friend...
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The Ditzy Druid Climbs Bald Mountain
I went to Old Forge Saturday afternoon to celebrate my sister’s birthday. She wanted to climb Bald Mountain which is a few minutes past that lovely little hamlet. It’s been a few years since I’ve...
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Hug Those Trees But Watch Out for Ticks!
These little guys worry me more than most other risks when entering the forest.Photo by Jim Gathany. Public domain. Summer is here and, if you’re at all like me, you love to be outside at least some of...
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Blueberry Harvesting and Forest Romps
We joined some friends to harvest blueberries today! We weren’t able to get too many – we ended up with about two cups worth. They are very tiny but so full of flavor! Quite different from most...
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A Walk in the Forest
The first robins I’ve seen all year! Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2013. When I woke up this morning, I felt the forest calling. As if to emphasize it, a crow cawed as I shared my feelings about it on...
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Lessons From Trees
A favorite place… Photo by Grey Catsidhe Sniffles be damned- I felt pulled to the forest! The winter wonderland conditions were perfect and it’s been so long… So hubby watched Bee while I pulled my...
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Natural Awareness Journal – January 5th, 2013
Begin a regular practice of attunement to the land, including outdoor meditations and offerings to the Nature Spirits. It is suggested to pick a place easily accessible that you might be able to go to...
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Nature Awareness: Pure Joy
The previous weekend, I went out into the forest. I needed it. I was feeling some cabin fever. We’ve had snow on top of snow on top of snow. Furthermore, I had had a terrible, no good, very bad...
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Nature Awareness: An Cailleach Strikes Again!
The week’s stress comes to a head on Sundays, and the call from the forest is strongest then. Come dance with the trees! Come lose yourself in the quiet! Come heal! So I listen and go. It snowed...
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Offerings at the oak tree. Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2014. When life gets busy – go to the forest. When there is drama at protogrove events – go to the forest. When you question why you are trying to...
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Druidism Waxes and Wanes
December is such a busy month. Despite my best efforts every year, my Druidic studies and routines become disrupted because of family celebrations. Thankfully, my little tribe celebrated the Winter...
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Beasts in the Woods and Chives in the Garden
I was up too late last night. Don’t judge me, but I was reading a really compelling fan fic on my phone. Just like any good story, I couldn’t put it down. On top of that, my daughter is getting over a...
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Celebrating New Life while Reminded of Death
Daniel’s Memorial Dragon Garden – Photo by John Crump, 2017. The transition from winter to spring was marked by a tragedy within my own community and grove. A friend, someone I started studying...
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Forest Memories
Forest memories. Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2017. We’re in the process of buying a home! We’ve been looking for a few months, and it seemed like we weren’t going to find anything for awhile. I had a...
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