I've been lucky enough to ramble the Celtic lands of Ireland, England, & Wales during this ephemeral season of Autumn. To taste the blackberries on the brambles, to stir up golden leaves. They are beautiful, enchanting places in each season but they have a atmosphere to them in the Fall, with the hedgerows adorned with myriad berries and the valleys swallowed in mists.
It is not wonder that so many of our Halloween traditions are rooted in these lands. More on Samhain traditions in the following week but today I share some of the fruits of fall that I've encountered on my travels, some of the shimmering leaves, the golden light and the mythic shadows.
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| Giant Rosehips found in Cornwall, England - The biggest I've ever seen! Rosehips are edible & medicinal & kind of otherworldly here. |
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Rosehips - What is left after a rose blooms.
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| Rowan Berries - just everywhere across the countryside |
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| Rowan Berries |
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| Hawthorn Berries |
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| View of Glendalough (Valley of the Two Lakes) from a long hike uphill. |
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| Dublin Cobbles and Gilt Leaves |
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| Path to Tintern Abbey, County Wexford, Ireland |
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| A gold leaf strewn path at Glenariff Forest Park, Antrim, Ireland. The Waterfall Hike. |
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| A Glowing Orange Footpath through Tollymore Forest Park, County Down, Ireland |
Also hop over to
Into the Hermitage to read of an artist's daily life during Autumn in England - full of old traditions - including elderberry and rosehip syrups. Rima Staines makes the most mysteriously beautiful art forever situated in the hedgerows of Autumn. Here shop is
HERE .
Lovely
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