For our Beltaine Celebration this year, we began with a walk in the woods to see the spring ephemerals, such as trilliums, jack-in-the-pulpits, and wild geraniums. (You can search this site to see pictures of our woods at this time of year!) We drove around to the back side of the property to hike in from the lane off the dirt road, as we don't currently have access from the house side. the SE stone in ...
May 2nd, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Beltane is the cross quarter celebration halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice of our big sky clock. It is a time of great fertility and we celebrate the fecundity of the earth as well as ourselves! All members are invited to a ceremony, potluck and bonfire, as well as a maypole dance. I do ask that you read through our Community Guidelines before attending. Because these celebrations are deeply ...
https://youtube.com/shorts/-QwDcmgG1wU?feature=share A snippet of the Maypole dance at our Beltane 2024 celebration. 💞💜💞💜💞💜💞💜💞💜
As noted in the last post, we had a bit of a hiccup at the beginning of the Maypole Dance, which we did manage to work out. We hope you enjoy this little snippet of gaiety! https://youtube.com/shorts/B1FF7jU4F7M?feature=share
By Jean Cavanaugh, President, Crossing Hedgerows Sanctuary Photos by Douglas S. Pierce, Board Member of Crossing Hedgerows Sanctuary Doug, the photographer We had a wonderful Beltane celebration again this year, with the Maypole once again being a big highlight. There is always so much laughter and fun as we dance! A comment from one of the young adults in the group was something along the lines of... "I would've thought it was ...
Our wonderful gathering today started with an excellent talk on Working with the Land Spirits by Sarenth Odinsson, and concluded with a Maypole Dance and potluck/bonfire. I thought you might enjoy some pictures. Thank you to Raven and Doug for taking such great ones! (Since we all danced together, we didn't have anyone to take pictures of the actual dance ❤️) And a big thank you to Alissa for coming early to help finish assembling the Maypole! ...
We spent a little time yesterday charring the end of the maypole so that it won't rot in the ground as quickly after we put it up. It was a relaxing and enjoyable process. We're looking forward to May 22nd! Wishing you all the best on this cross-quarter day. 🔥 Jean
It's hard to tell, but this log is about 21 feet long. Can you guess what it's going to be used for? Hint: it will be for something at our Beltane celebration coming up at 2:00 pm on April 30th. * * * * * If you guessed a Maypole, then you were right! If anyone would like to come help work on making it, we will be doing that on Sunday, April 24th - ...