St bartholomew’s Day
Following on from st swithin’s 40 days ago, st Bart’s sets the weather for the 40 days to come.
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Virgo Season
Virgo(♍︎) Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area on average between August 23 and September 22, and the Sun transits the constellation Virgo from approximately September 16 to October 30. The mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury. It’s is symbolised by the maiden. Based on Astraea, in Greek mythology, she was the last immortal to abandon Read more about Virgo Season[…]
Chǔ shǔ – Limit of heat
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Aquarius – Sturgeon Full Moon
August’s full Moon was traditionally called the Sturgeon Moon because the giant sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this part of summer. Other names for this Full Moon include ”Full Green Corn Moon,” signaling that the corn was nearly ready for harvest, “Wheat Cut Moon,” “Moon When All Things Ripen,” and ”Blueberry Moon.” Read more about Aquarius – Sturgeon Full Moon[…]
Chinese Season of Li qiu-Beginning of Autumn
The Beginning of Autumn: It is the first solar term of autumn, and although it literally means the beginning of autumn, the “Autumn Tiger (after heat)”effect still occurs. This is the time of the ripening of the autumn harvesting crops. Despite officially marking the arrival of autumn, this period does not always signal a farewell Read more about Chinese Season of Li qiu-Beginning of Autumn[…]
Leo New Moon
Leo new moon, big roar – new seed fertilized
Peace lab
Humanity Rising Welcome to the Peace LABan Experiment & Journey in Peace LABoratory ~ experiments, investigates, researches, and explorations, and some emergent design … ALSOLAByrinth ~ one winding, irregular, peaceful path in and out! The Peace LAB is the culmination of hundreds of hours of intense dialogue within ChatAction. Its genesis came from one of our members, Kurt Read more about Peace lab[…]
August in the garden
https://www.sarahraven.com/articles/august-in-the-garden.htm There’s lots of pruning, deadheading and harvesting to be done in August, so if you’re off on your holidays make sure you get some help for your garden or plan ahead. You can also start preparing for the autumn veg patch and start to sow flowers for next spring. Bulbs and Tubers Harvesting Lovely Read more about August in the garden[…]