Me too - I have a cuff bracelet with the Orion constellation on it that I wear when I can see it in the sky. That usually runs from around the autumnal equinox until around Imbolc.
Here in Colorado on the front range, we are experiencing record-breaking amounts of rain. Plants are huge and swollen with life! I am LOVING this. My local open space feels like a jungle; and the motto “if you build it they will come,” feels right on- tons and tons of birds and wildlife. I’ve lived here 37 years and can’t recall this kind of bountiful foliage.
Usually summer is hard for me- harshly bright, too hot, too many tourists and loud. However, this summer is different- refreshing and full of luscious mystery; lots of crickets and unseasonal coolness; many cuckoo storms too.
30 days of setting a goal to...? Maybe I’ll know by tomorrow :)
There are many anecdotal stories from the middle ages of people devoted to Mary who experienced the sensation and taste of honey in their mouth while reciting the Rosary during their devotions. So Mary, Mother of Bees has history! Thanks so much for commenting. I enjoy your Substack and look forward to reading each post.
I think of Orion as winter which is when I can see it easily.
Yes, here when the humidity and haze of summer clear from the night skies in autumn and winter Orion is much more visible.
Me too - I have a cuff bracelet with the Orion constellation on it that I wear when I can see it in the sky. That usually runs from around the autumnal equinox until around Imbolc.
Called winter constellations
I like to think of him as a winter guardian.
Here in Colorado on the front range, we are experiencing record-breaking amounts of rain. Plants are huge and swollen with life! I am LOVING this. My local open space feels like a jungle; and the motto “if you build it they will come,” feels right on- tons and tons of birds and wildlife. I’ve lived here 37 years and can’t recall this kind of bountiful foliage.
Usually summer is hard for me- harshly bright, too hot, too many tourists and loud. However, this summer is different- refreshing and full of luscious mystery; lots of crickets and unseasonal coolness; many cuckoo storms too.
30 days of setting a goal to...? Maybe I’ll know by tomorrow :)
Interesting that it is the element of water that has transformed this summer for both the land and you.
I love "Mary, Mother of Bees"!!!
There are many anecdotal stories from the middle ages of people devoted to Mary who experienced the sensation and taste of honey in their mouth while reciting the Rosary during their devotions. So Mary, Mother of Bees has history! Thanks so much for commenting. I enjoy your Substack and look forward to reading each post.