Poppy for Life

Beautiful place.

@StillHopeful05 Ostara blessings, Sister. 🌬🌼🦋🌸

#Ostara #SpringEquinox blessings to you.

@ladiekerrie And for us.

🦋🌼☘️🪻🐝

@Tree_Folklore Keep your Garden safe. 💚

It would take local authorities no time at all to clear invasive species of they genuinely cared. But since then don't I do it. Garden Privet was introduced from Japan as hedging and spreads quickly on Ireland of a hedge is not maintained. As a semi evergreen it grows quickly and outcompetes many native plants 🔥 Hopefully the banks on this stream will be decorated on native plants next year

@Tree_Folklore Always wonderful to hear and watch. 🧡

Much of the Irish folklore surrounding the Robin involves the various tales as to how it obtained it's flaming red breast 🔥 In one story, as she fled with Joseph to Egypt to save the infant Jesus from King Herod, Mary scratched herself on some brambles & began to bleed 🩸 Knowing that they were being pursued by the King's soldiers a Robin followed them and using it's chest mopped up the trail of blood to cover their escape 🧡🪶

@Tree_Folklore Phenomenal. 💫🪨💫🪨💫🪨

In many Irish traditions, the Spring Equinox passes quietly, standing in the shadow of Imbolc 🌱 Yet at Sliabh na Cailleach, the Mountain of the Hag, ancient magic still stirs. In County Meath, the rising sun on the morning of the Equinox reaches deep into the heart of the Hag’s Cairn, illuminating its hidden chamber with golden light ☀️ It is said that at this moment, the Cailleach, the great Hag of Winter, rises from her stone seat and turns to stone herself, her power waning as the land warms and softens 🪨🌿 Winter loosens its grip, and Spring is finally free to quietly unfurl across the hills and meadows 🌱🪄 📸 carrowkeel.com

@Tree_Folklore 🙏

@SmilGeoff Perfect choice!

Happy Spring Equinox 🌱 What is your favourite early Spring flower?

Dzogchen Meditation: Resting in the Nature of Mind ☸️ In the teachings of the Buddhist Master Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen is described as the Direct Path - a way of recognizing what is already present. At its heart lies Rigpa: the pure, open awareness that is ever-awake, untouched by thought, like a vast sky unstained by passing clouds. Dzogchen Meditation is not about concentrating or controlling the Mind. It is a gentle resting in this natural awareness. Thoughts may arise and dissolve, but they are no longer followed. Instead, they are seen as transparent movements within the expanse of awareness itself. Nothing needs to be changed - only recognized. So in this sense, Dzogchen Meditation technique differs to Shamatha or Breath-watching practices. In those methods, attention is trained - often anchored to the breath - to calm the restless Mind and cultivate stability. They are like preparing the ground, clearing the winds that disturb the surface of a lake. Dzogchen, however, is like recognizing the sky above the lake. It does not refine the Mind step by step; it points directly to its essence. Where Breath Meditation gathers attention, Dzogchen releases it into boundless openness. Yet the path of Dzogchen is subtle. Without grounding in mindfulness and stability, the recognition of Rigpa may remain elusive. When the moment of recognition dawns, even briefly, it reveals a freedom that was never absent - only unseen. 🙏 #Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #LetGo #LettingGo #Dzogchen #Tibet #TibetanBuddhism #DalaiLama #BuddhaWisdom #compassion #Kindness #KindnessMatters #MindfulLiving #MindfulMovement #Mindfulness #Mindful #MindfulMoments #meditation #Meditate #MeditationMatters #Dharma #DharmaTalk #SpiritualJourney #spiritualawakening #spirituality #Friday

@Tree_Folklore 🤲

@SmilGeoff SMIB

There is an old belief that kindness given freely to the unseen world is never forgotten… and never left unanswered 🪄 One evening, a woman heard a gentle knock upon her door and when she opened it, a stranger stood there, not quite ordinary, not quite known, and asked to borrow her kettle ☕ Without hesitation, the woman placed it in her hands and soon after, the visitor returned again, this time asking for oats. Once more, they were given freely, with a simple wish that they might cook well and bring comfort. But the stranger paused… and insisted the oats be cooked there and then. And as they simmered, she turned and said “If ever you wake to find something missing, do not worry… it shall be returned... better than it was before” Before leaving, she pressed her heel into the earthen floor, marking it with a hollow and said “If ever we should die, or become lost… this hole shall fill with blood” 🩸 Yet forever after the hollow remained dry. And from that day on, whenever small things went missing from the home, they would return again… Not only restored, but in greater measure as well as in finer quality, as though by furnished by magical hands ✨ For the fair folk are said to remember generosity… And where kindness is given without question, their blessings are said to follow in quiet, unseen ways 🌙

@susantananda3 👏👏👏

Man stops traffic to allow safe passage to the elephant’s herd… They understand. Reciprocates with thanks & waves at him💕

Scientists say that elephants may have the strongest sense of smell in the entire animal kingdom! Guille uses her powerful nose to locate the snacks that the caregivers hide around the habitat. 😄

@EASFCDirect Hi, the seasonal ladder player awards is not working on Switch 2

@Tree_Folklore @LadyLeo1976 The Luck of the Irish. 😂

@LadyLeo1976 I hope so....actually I don't know I mean if grumpiness works the same way I'm in trouble.