another Beltane

[lizziebelle]

I got up at 4:00 a.m. this morning (on purpose this time) and went to the sunrise maypole in Harvard Square with spinningwheels, textiletart and ned_gasket. It was a wee bit chilly, but lots of fun.

There was singing, dancing, and huddling for warmth on the banks of the Charles.

The Morris dancers were great (there was one group of all kids, and one wearing tie-dye), but after a while we decided that breakfast at S&S was in order, so off we went. They expect us every year, and put together a bunch of tables for us. leenah, dreda, and rising_moon were there, along with several other LJ-less buds. After breakfast, a bunch of us went to Mount Auburn cemetery in Watertown, which is a historic, beautiful park with lots of unusual trees and lovely landscaping. We climbed the tower (which gave me wicked vertigo), and wandered around, looking at trees and birds and gravestones.


ned_gasket went off to look at birds, and he saw a hawk stalk, catch & eat a squirrel!



After a couple of hours of rambling around the cemetery, I was ready to go home. The rest of the gang, bless them, went off to the Arboretum to do more rambling.

Click on any pic to see the large size, and to see the rest of my adventures.

Comments

[ami-1.livejournal.com]

It sounds like so much fun. S called as he was walking from there to work. I'm glad he went this year too. Loved the pictures. I was waiting. I knew you'd have some. : )

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Gee, am I that predictable? *g*

S told me last night that you said "hi." We missed you. You should come next year. :)

[ami-1.livejournal.com]

When it comes to pictures, I'd rather think of you as dependable! I think I may just may come next year.

I missed all of you too!!!

[perseph12.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing the pictures :). It's always lovely to see you, even if it is on my computer screen for now.

Oh, and happy Beltane!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Happy Beltane to you, too! Perhaps next year you can join us, too. :)

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

Neat!

[chalkhorse.livejournal.com]

Looks like a fun day! I miss those walks in the cemetery, must do that before I head back to Albany for the summer since it's on my route into town every day!

Maybe I will come along to the Charles next year if I am still teaching in Boston (they just asked yesterday if I want to do my occult in media course).

We did gather for May wine (minus the may because the sweet woodruff is not out yet, nor are the may blossoms!) and bread and chatted and hung out and Suzanne and Philip and I spread loam in the garden and planted a monkshood S. brought and a lilac tree sucker I pulled up from the spreading tree in the yard. K. & L. arrived as we were leaving but I stayed on with them and we sat in the garden as it grew dark then walked back to their car by way of the Longwood reservation (with the oldest beech trees in North America) since they had never seen it. Brookline is nice in the spring, I miss that neighborhood.

Happy Beltane!