Samhain Musings.
Samhain the end and beginning of the Celtic Year. It is a very powerful and mystical time when the veil between the worlds of matter and the unseen spirit world becomes thin. A time of reflection, remembering our ancestors and perhaps the realization that we are the ancestors in waiting. It is also a time to make practical preparations for the Winter ahead. If the indications from nature are right then another hard Winter lies waiting in the wings.
We did a trip to Tipperary yesterday to bring back a trailer load of hay for our animals for the Winter. This hay was saved by my brother John in the summer. Perhaps little creatures will take shelter in it when the weather turns.
Many flowers and shrubs are still producing new growth and flowers in the continuing mild spell. We are still picking tomatoes and grapes from the polytunnel.