#Celtic#FolkloreSunday: In the #Scottish highlands holly and gorse were sacred trees of the #Cailleach Bheur, a blue hag, who was associated with #winter and the protection of animals during the season. She was reborn every All Hallows Eve and brought back the winter weather with her magical staff, which froze the ground with every tap. On Beltane Eve she returned to the Earth, throwing her staff beneath a gorse bush before turning to stone.
Source: https://druidry.org/resources/furze
Wir haben heute die erforderliche #Netzreserve für den kommenden #Winter bestätigt. Die Reserve verhindert Überlastungen im Übertragungsnetz. Der Reservebedarf fällt niedriger aus, weil einzelne Netzausbauprojekte fertiggestellt wurden ➡️ https://www.bnetza.de/1012728
I hate it when it’s dark when I leave work. The winter solstice won’t be here for 2 months and alreadyI’m dreading it. The lack of daylight really gets me. I need more grow lights #winter
@Fury Interesting - I wonder what happened to the use of light therapy lights? My Dad used to get seasonal depression very badly (he lived somewhere that had bad winters, often stayed foggy all day, and he’d go to work in dark and come home in dark) and he found there were special lights that helped. I know ages ago my psychiatrist was using them, but I don’t know if this is in favour anymore?
For #MountainMonday - The Golden Ears (Mount Blanshard, Blanshard Needle) on a mostly clear day with some fresh late winter snow. Photographed from Pitt Meadows, British, Columbia, Canada.
@ssamulczyk@cycling@rower 😁
Just your average winterbiking Canadian here... We had a high of 11C yesterday. But it could snow again this week.. In fact, we kind; f hope it does. Wildfire season has already started 😟