My Summer Solstice celebration was kept simple and very low-key this year. I am still grieving the loss of three pets within a span of only 23
days in May. I just couldn't muster enough enthusiasm to perform a full-blown Summer
Solstice ritual this year.
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| Summer Solstice Bonfire |
I spent the night in our woods, burning a large bonfire of wind fallen tree debris that I had cleared from a small section of the woods. My two dogs kept me company while I kept an all-night vigil, marinaded in natural bug repellant, and tended the fire. At dawn, I greeted the morning sun with
open arms and a short prayer of love and gratitude.
I returned indoors where I spent some quiet
time alone in front of my altar to do my daily morning devotional.
The weather was cooperative this weekend so I was able to enjoy an entire afternoon working in
my gardens and then a long, early evening walk in my woods where I visited the new area I
have chosen to build my Grove/Nemeton this summer.
The tree arch at my original location
snapped loose sometime in early spring when the ground began to thaw after a long and extremely cold winter.
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| Broken Tree Arch |
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| New area where I will build my Grove/Nemeton this summer |
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| Maple Tree Arch |
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| Area around my "Sacred Space" |
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