A week left until Samhuinn

I am enjoying the cooler autumn weather. Getting outside chores done has become more comfortable. With the cooler air and the absence of the ever present midges and mosquitoes it's easier to get lost in the day 

We are up to 22 chickens. Two roosters; Mortimer and Stanley. I am hoping that we can get the coop enlarged before the ground freezes or at least the new poles put in. It is so mucky out there for. We expect fifteen of the hens should start laying in the next few weeks 

My first summer with the greenhouse was a bust 

My tomato plants grew huge but I think in the end that it was just too hot in the greenhouse. Learning curve. I have some spinach and broccoli and peas and kale that hopefully will continue growing until the cold really starts to get serious 

This is our foster cat Beauty. We take her to Corner Brook tonight so she can make the journey tomorrow to her new home in St. John's. We are going to miss her but are confident that she ha an awesome home to go to 

 I did it again. I talked hubby into helping me out dreads into my hair again(maybe I have some hope of making a free-spirit out of him?) Now to wait for them to tighten up 

Vernal Equinox 2013

Spring is a time of new beginnings
Recently, I sent away to the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids for a home study course that takes about three years to complete.
I have been in a search for a more "specific" path for my spirit. Being an "eclectic" pagan felt so scattered to me and my spirit feels scattered enough as it is.
This feels very right to me. This is the direction I yearn for.
I believe, I know that there is spirit in everything; in the trees, animals, in the waters and rocks. There is something there. They all have their own story.
I long for the knowledge of what my ancestors may have believed and values before Christianity set about wiping out our cultural memory. I hope that this will help me channel that.

I am always is a quest to learn more about this world and the history of "my story" , which to me, means my ancestors' stories

I started a new tradition
I plan to set out some kind of house/feeder/waterer/protection etc for the birds and the squirrels each spring equinox.
Here are some pictures of what I set out today.

The purple square house is installed on the side of the wood shed. I am planting hardy kiwi below where it is, so I hope that it will have a neat green camouflage come summer.