Tag Archives: seasons

All Hallows Eve

Posted on October 29, 2019 by A Misanthropic Bear

It’s almost upon us. That most Scottish of warding traditions, which, having crossed the Atlantic, has returned, a wee bit sullied, yet nonetheless popular. Marking the end of the summer and the beginning of winter, the veil between the world … Continue reading →

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An end to darkness

Posted on December 22, 2018 by A Misanthropic Bear

I should have known really… the folklore, like a haddock to the face once you spot it, TELLS you!! But I wasn’t listening, and had to go the long way around… like 10 years searching up hill and down bleedin’ … Continue reading →

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A funny thing happened on the way home.

Posted on May 1, 2018 by A Misanthropic Bear

It was an oddly euphoric moment of complete clarity. The sun, low, casting great shadows across the landscape; highlighting features normally hidden from view. The first flowers of Spring, punctuating in yellow, the intense verdant of the season. The sky, … Continue reading →

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Call of the Summer lands

Posted on December 5, 2017 by A Misanthropic Bear

Caught in this stream whilst falling asleep under last night’s “mackerelled moon”. An oddly, out of season, theme which made little sense till the title came at the last. ~~~ I thought I heard you call last night. Maybe it … Continue reading →

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Sunrise call

Posted on June 10, 2013 by A Misanthropic Bear

The traditional morning ceremony of the Zuni. Before dawn breaks, the Sun-priest summons the people to the roofs and tops of the houses to greet the mother-of-life, the rising sun. The call for her to rise is played to the … Continue reading →

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