ALL HAIL to the 20 or so courageous souls who staunchly braved a powerfully gusting and bitingly cold north wind to celebrate Alban Eiler, the Spring Equinox, at The Longstone.
Despite the rawness of the day, we planted our seeds, shared our inspiration – as well as good hedgehog bread and the Druid Fluid – and competed gamely with the wild wind with our Awen songs.
Aside from the wind and the cold, however, the weather was, in fact, extraordinarily kind to us, the awesome black clouds holding off delivering their load of snow, sleet and – ultimately, rain until we had reached shelter once again.
We look forward to the rich promise of the summer ahead, and of our harvest, now, with a renewed vigour and sense of expectancy. There is much that is good, in places quite extraordinary, to come through the months ahead.
A final word of thanks to our dear friend Jan for offering tea and delicious cakes afterwards at her lovely little cottage. A delightful grounding in good company and a great way to warm the frozen bones again after the north wind’s mischief.
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