Helen

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Thought of The Day

Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life. Khalil Gibran

so real

“May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.” — Traditional Irish blessing Green flowers, symbolising good health and good fortune, to wish the Emerald Isle a happy St. Patrick’s Day. #StPatricksDay #LaFeilePadraig

Once upon a time primroses had smooth leaves, but rain ran down them and spoiled the flowers. The primrose fairy worried so much that wrinkles formed on her brow. Magicking them away, she pressed them into the leaves, where to this day they guide rain safely away from the blooms.

… then the sun shines

February takes its name from februa, a Roman festival of purification held in readiness for spring and new beginnings. The month’s birthstone is amethyst, so here is a small gathering of amethyst-hued February flowers, welcome heralds of the turning year & the lengthening light.

1st-2nd February is Imbolc, a Gaelic festival celebrating the impending lambing season and the birth of new life. A Scottish legend tells that the arrival of snowdrops infuriates Beira, Queen of Winter, so she brings frost and snow as she battles to keep her hold. #FolkloreSunday

Snowdrops

Tan Hill Inn stands as Britain's highest pub at 1,732 feet above sea level. This remote 17th-century gem, once a haunt for miners, now draws adventurers with its cozy fires, and hearty ales 🍻

A snowflake, lamenting its brief life, was touched by a sunbeam’s pity. As it melted into the earth, it was reborn as a flower, white as snow, its petals tipped with green. Thus the snowdrop came to unfurl its blooms each winter, a herald of spring’s approach. #FolkloreThursday

Thought of The Day.

21 Dec: #WinterSolstice, “when the earth begins to waken under the kiss of light, when new hopes rise in frozen hearts”. #FolkloreSunday