Happy Solstice Everyone. Welcome to Summer!

More info on the Summer Solstice

From the Farmers Almanac:

Summer arrives with the solstice on June 21 at 2:06 P.M. (Eastern Time). Although Midsummer Day (June 24) occurs near the summer solstice, or what we think of as the beginning of summer, to the farmer it is the midpoint of the growing season, halfway between planting and harvesting, and an occasion for celebration.

Midsummer Eve bonfires and dancing around the Midsummer pole are old customs still observed around the world today. Certainly, it’s a time of magic and soothsaying as well, for as Washington Irving said, “This is a time when it is well known that all kinds of ghosts, goblins, and fairies become visible and walk abroad.”

After the solstice and Midsummer Day, the days start to shorten.

The Sun enter Cancer and kicks off the Summer Astro Season.
Thursday, June 21, 11:07 am PDT, 2:07 pm EDT

Welcome To Children Of The Moon Cinco De Mayo

How in the world does your holiday hostess not have a sombrero? I need to go out and see what I can do about that. 6pm, Cinco de Mayo and no sombrero?
Well, that’ll put some adventure into this celebration.

May Day, Celebrations, Demonstrations, Maypoles, Customs, Traditions

Get your horn filled with mead and head for outdoors. May Celebrations are underway starting with Floralia. Flora was the goddess of May and the blooming and fertility of anything that could do so.

Beltaine is a midpoint of Vernal Equinox and Summer Solstice. Commonly celebrated on May 1st, it is exact when the Sun is in the 15th degree of Taurus, usually around the 5th of May.

And May 5th, Cinco De Mayo is when the Mexicans kicked the French out but is now more a celebration of ….well, it’s just a big celebration. Much like St Paddy’s when we are all Irish, Cinco de Mayo, we are all Mexican and love La Fiesta.

Flowers, F*cking, and Fun. Grab a maypole, kids.

A pomegranate blossom.

Beautiful Blooms for the Easter Weekend.

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Good Friday-Pomegranates and Roses