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The dog days of summer
25/8/21 15:07Autumn is just over the next hill - it's in the berries on the trees and in the hedgerows - it's in the cooler evenings and the over-ripe bedding displays - it's in the misty mornings and the farmers busy-ness. It is my favourite time of year.
In the old calendar archaeologist think that Samhain was the new year - the first celebration of the season. It is the last of the harvest festivals. The food has been grown and nurtured and brought in for the winter months when the world becomes cold and wet and inhospitable. You can see how this way around, the seasons are tilted towards the human experience in a way that appeals to me and feels more natural than celebrating at the deepest point of a season.
Mabon will be on the 20th September this year - the middle harvest. It is a time to reflect on what has gone well this year and what could be improved. Our potatoes and tomatoes for example. For some reason this year was terrible for both - very little yield. Later this year we are undertaking a garden project that will give us a more structured place to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs. We are picking out dwarf stock versions of plums and apricots, blueberries and more, so let's hope that next year is a better harvest and that our dedication will be rewarded. This harvest time, I will reflect on how the love and care we put in is what we get back. In all areas of life.
In the old calendar archaeologist think that Samhain was the new year - the first celebration of the season. It is the last of the harvest festivals. The food has been grown and nurtured and brought in for the winter months when the world becomes cold and wet and inhospitable. You can see how this way around, the seasons are tilted towards the human experience in a way that appeals to me and feels more natural than celebrating at the deepest point of a season.
Mabon will be on the 20th September this year - the middle harvest. It is a time to reflect on what has gone well this year and what could be improved. Our potatoes and tomatoes for example. For some reason this year was terrible for both - very little yield. Later this year we are undertaking a garden project that will give us a more structured place to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs. We are picking out dwarf stock versions of plums and apricots, blueberries and more, so let's hope that next year is a better harvest and that our dedication will be rewarded. This harvest time, I will reflect on how the love and care we put in is what we get back. In all areas of life.
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