#spring
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Getaway to West Auckland – Laingholm Adventures
Transport Used: Train (WEST), Bus (171), foot (7kms walking). Places Visited: Laingholm beach, Laingholm Takeaways. Hacks Discovered: The AT Journey Planner app shows walking paths/routes that you can’t see on google maps. Also ask the locals for local knowledge of… Continue reading
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Beltane 2022 – Back to regular programming
With Beltane 2021 celebrations having been made smaller due to COVID-19 numbers, this year’s celebration felt overwhelmingly special. A group of us were able to gather at my friends’ place, to enjoy a bonfire together, complete with giant marshmallows that… Continue reading
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Vernal Equinox 2022 – September 23rd 13:04
This year’s spring equinox came and went in the usual fashion, with seemingly little to note. But when I start to feel blasé about the passing of time, I remember the important of staying in the moment and focusing on… Continue reading
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Imbolc 2022 – Seasonal Update
Celebrated at the astronomical midpoint between the winter solstice and spring equinox (or the full moon nearest this point) is the seasonal marker of Imbolc. In 2022 Imbolc is on August 8th, just after midnight and so i decided to… Continue reading
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Ostara – The Turn of Balance towards Light – Spring Equinox
Ostara 2020 – 23rd Sep 1:03am Ostara 2021 – 23rd Sep 7:21am According to my journal, nothing much happened for Ostara last year….which seems unlikely. This year, in contrast, saw NZ, and Auckland in particular, in the middle of another… Continue reading
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Happy Almost-Imbolc Everyone!
Tomorrow at 6:53pm in Auckland, New Zealand it will officially be Imbolc, the time halfway between winter solstice and vernal equinox. A time for transformation and for focussing on and improving on your own special skills and abilities. This time… Continue reading
Wandering and Wondering 