Lammas: Day 5

Another day of celebrating the season. I was at work today, and then out in the woods for a seasonal walk. Not a bad way to enjoy the high point of summer!

Ginger Bread Tea Break

Little tea break, finishing off the Elizabeth Botham's Whitby Ginger Heritage Loaf!

Bailey’s Wood Lammas Walk

After work, I led a Lammas Walk in the Woods for Friends of Bailey's Wood. We talked about bindweed, ragwort, butterflies and John Barleycorn. In fact, we talked about John Barleycorn a lot. Even though we were celebrating the high point of summer, nature's cycle never ends, so we finished the walk by looking for the early signs that summer will, eventually, give way to autumn.

Lammas: Day 3

Another day of celebrating Lammas, the beginning of the harvest season. As I said in a previous post, I'm honouring the season by working very hard on a new project that I'm hoping will be up-and-running by the autumn. It's sort of like a metaphorical harvest season for me, so I spent today focusing on what needs to be done instead of any wild festivities.

Ginger Loaf

We did have time for a nice seasonal treat though... some Elizabeth Botham's Whitby Heritage Ginger Loaf, which we bought on our big North Yorkshire holiday in June to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary.