We report: in another place, the sky remains this blue most of the day. The clouds appear out of thin air, and fade back without causing much disruption, barely approaching the sun during their short-lived existences. The air is dry, even quite warm when we stand in the sunshine.

We report during a slow burn of a sunset: first, a yellow glow on the horizon, and then the wisps of gold streaking through the sky. By the time we went out to see more, the artefacts of the sun were holding the whole thing together, delicate architecture built over an hour.

We report in waning sunshine: a couple of days after the equinox, we experience its lesser-known cousin, the equilux. We thought our expert was making fun of us as they spelled it out. Today, day and night are the same length. We stand here at sunset in a rare moment of balance.

John Henry Dearle

We report from the doorstep, while towel-drying our hair: we left the door open when we came in. The rain is falling straight down, crackling static scrambling the horizon. Our eyes keep shifting back to the spot of sunshine in the distance, wondering if it is raining over there.

Goodnight. May all our dreams be magical journeys that gently lead us to Monday. 🖼️ The Wanderer, Peter Van den Ende.

Two adorable Egyptian figurines: a roaring hippo and a baby hippo, dating ca 1,800 BC. Hippos were associated with life and rebirth. On display at Neues Museum Berlin. 📷 me 🏺 AncientEgyptBluesky

Morning. Crow eating a Persimmon, Ohara Koson, 1910.

Walter Crane, Fig and Peacock wallpaper, 1895.

Goodnight.✨ Fireflies at Kinu River in Tennoji, Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1880.

We report while the clouds take flight: the wind blows from the southwest following an air pressure drop. It is fierce, loud, setting the sky alight in its wake. We hear whistles as it weaves through the trees, howls when it tries to get under the roof of our home.

🎨 Bronze mirror with a stand in the form of a draped woman (Greek, Argive, mid-5th century BCE) The MET

rosemary is a plant of the sun. it is a plant of memory, renewal, recovery, clarity, and cleansing. it crowns gods, royalty, victors, scholars, and newlyweds. warming, drying, vivifying, antioxidant, resilient, evergreen.

Landscape with a Cave. Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny (French, Chaumes, Nièvre 1798–1871 Lyon), oil on canvas. The MET.

Geometria XXIIII, by an unknown artist referred to as the Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian 1460's), engraving. The MET.

🎨 Terracotta oinochoe (jug) Greek, Attic (ca. 470–460 BCE), The MET

🎨 String of 46 Cowroids (cowrie-shaped beads) Inscribed with Various Hieroglyphs including the ankh (life), nefer (beautiful or good), and maat (truth). From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, New Kingdom period, Dynasty 18, The MET

🎨 The Triumph of Truth over Envy, Etching and aquatint with gold leaf by Maria Catharina Prestel (1781) German artist, The MET

🎨 A Muse of Poetry, Graphite and chalk on paper by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, (French, 19th century), The MET

Thursday: Moon void in Capricorn 3:08am in Aquarius 3:32am PDT, Mars in Libra square Jupiter in Cancer. The energy is strong. Cover the ante and place your bet. Discerning what emotions we value & where to invest and risk them.

if you’re struggling with consistently paying attention to your WIP, consider building a book altar. here’s how: jeannakadlec.substack.com/p/how-and-wh...

🎨 Tulips in bloom (2000) Zhou Zhongyao, Chinese contemporary artist ink and color on paper scroll www.artnet.com/artists/zhou...

🎨 猫石花卉 (Cat Stone Flowers) by Zhou Zhongyao, Chinese contemporary artist

🎨 Moon by Annie Stegg, oil painter, artist, illustrator inspired by mythology, folklore, nature, and 18th-century Rococo art www.gallerygerard.com/store/p/moon

🎨 The Owl King (2025) by Angie Livingston, The Glittering Fox

the warming gem

Philipp Otto Runge, paper collage, C19th.

There is a stone called Staurolite, also called a Fairy Stone or a Fairy Cross, that I just think more people should know about. It appears in nature as a cross formation. Its influence is subtle but significant, and it’s really quite incredible to work with.

Dr Annouchka Bayley's exploration of “Countess Dracula” reveals a 17th-century radical whose crimes were faked Bayley concludes that the countess was a religious subversive, a book printer and book smuggler, and a radical feminist. content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/new-... #WantToRead

Pretty Peanut 💛 #cats #caturday #thenut

Friday: Moon in Sagittarius is in t-square with ♓️ Mercury and ♊️ Jupiter, early on, putting some pressure on the usually optimistic Sagittarius mood. Issues are solved with a "get things done" Virgo approach. Avoid the desire for an escapist, Pollyanna attitude. Making it work.

“Jung says the appearance of two of a kind in dreams [or as symbols] shows a duality or conflict. The doubling effect shows that something is close to consciousness.” — Jean Dalby Clift and Wallace Clift, Symbols of Transformation in Dreams, 1987

I needed a break, a proper break, the kind where a body fully switches off from whatever it is they’ve been immersed in for so long that they begin to forget there’s a world outside of that thing, Cynthia Erivo | Defying Gravity (From Wicked) Featuring Ariana Grande | Video youtu.be/4qfS4MsnDEc

Today's card is 2 of Pentacles  Juggling time, money, and energy can feel like a full time occupation.  #balance #time #money #energy  #tarot #tarotmessage #LauraJK32

Thursday: Moon void in Scorpio 2:06am in Sagittarius 4:55am PST, Mercury in Pisces square Jupiter in Gemini. The Waning Half Moon is a challenge of action. Find the opportunity to get things to work for you. It is about changing cycles into spirals with incremental steps. #Astrology

Goodnight. 🖼️ Raven, Alan Baker.

Two of my classes have taken an unexpected turn into subconscious realms, and I love it. In one, surrealism, magical realism, and fairy tales are glowing with dignity under a happy spotlight. 1/

see you in your dreams

This is a short Christmas special— Uncommon Tapestries: Scene 3 The Elder Mother and The Christmas Rose #ChristmasEve

In Shropshire, it was commonly believed that 'there was luck about a mince pie' . Thus, for every mince pie that you ate during the 12 days of Christmas, you would gain a month of good luck that coming year! #Folklore #Shropshire #Christmas

Today is the feast of Saint Lucy, a fascinating character with connections, resonance, and associations with Frau Holle, Mother Christmas, The Deer Mother, and the angel Lucifer, among others (See Merry Midwinter by Gillian Monks). 1/ 🎨 Saint Lucy by Angela Sasser

Initiation, trial, freedom, ease— “During the quest one can often be dysfunctional in the everyday world,… A successful initiation leaves you living between, but far more functional than before your initiation… This gets you to the Freedom to Live stage” Great article by Christopher Penczak.

The City in Glass by Nghi Vo is a stunning tale about a demon, an angel, and a city told from the demon’s point of view. I read it in two short evenings, not because it's insubstantial, but because it’s just that wonderful.

Woman Clothed with the Sun (1904) pastel on canvas by Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931), artist, playwright, patron of the arts 🎨 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Pandora (1914) oil on canvas by Odilon Redon (1840–1916) French symbolist artist. This work is on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 813, bequest of Alexander M. Bing, 1959.