{"id":10042,"date":"2026-04-27T20:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?p=10042"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:04:10","slug":"beauty-full-beltane-blossomings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?p=10042","title":{"rendered":"beauty full Beltane blossomings"},"content":{"rendered":"

this post honours & celebrates
\nthe life of darling<\/span>
\nMartina<\/strong> Eva Marie Von K\u00f6ller<\/span>
\ndear friend, mother, sister, wife, aunt,
\ngrandmother, wisdom elder
\n\"\"<\/span>
\n❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
\nBeltane<\/strong> is a traditional Gaelic festival<\/span>
\ncelebrated around 1st May,<\/span>
\nmarking the transition to summer\u2019s warmth,<\/span>
\ncelebrating the blooming of nature:<\/span>
\nthe union of the Green Man & the May Queen<\/span>
\nIt is also associated with the lighting of ritual fires<\/span>
\n🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌻🌻🌻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
\n\"\"
\n🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
\nwe have been considering how fortunate,<\/span>
\nhere in the west, we are:<\/span>
\ncounting our blessings<\/span>
\namidst the mayhem of a connected world<\/span>
\neach taking actions that resonate with our<\/span>
\nparticular mandala of life<\/span>
\ndeep, embodied, felt<\/span>
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nfor all that we are fortunate to receive, experience, value<\/span>
\ng\u00a0 r\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00a0t\u00a0 i\u00a0 t\u00a0 u\u00a0 d\u00a0 e
\n<\/strong>spoken out loud, noted honoured valued
\n\"\" \"\"
\nand continuing the 3 books by the bed<\/em><\/strong> series….(gratitude for books & the library)
\n\"\"\u00a0\"\"<\/span> \"\"<\/a>
\n📚📘📗📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📗📘📚
\np l a y f u l n e s s
\nSketchbook Revival
\nannual international online event over 10 days <\/span>
\nshares (gratis) video lessons from different artists in the field <\/span>
\nwe are delighted to see Helen Wells contributing this year <\/span>
\nwe took her \u2018drawing trees from imagination\u2019 class
\nhere is Helen on receiving a piece from us, inspired by her\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
more work from taking classes with other artists …like being back at art school ……..<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"\"\u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 \"\"
\n\"\" \u00a0\"\" \u00a0\"\"
\n\"\"
\nwe love snail mail and are so fortunate to have this service available in the UK<\/span><\/p>\n

here’s an off-the-cuff, on-the-fly collage made as a thankyou card
\nmailed to a Mystery School friend in New Zealand<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
*********************************************************************<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Inner Temple Mystery School<\/a> <\/em><\/span><\/strong>is a most fruitful 9-month course
\nconnecting with the unseen, the Great Mystery, nature….in all her manifestations<\/span>
\n🔆💡here is a shrine to the mystery of sacred trees💡🔆<\/span>
\n\"\"
\ntrees we love & honour in our local neighbourhood<\/span>
\n\"\" \"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

art-related \/ women :
\nLouisiana Channel<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/strong>is a non-profit web TV channel launched in 2012
\nbased at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humleb\u00e6k, Denmark.
\nIt has developed into the world\u2019s largest archive of contemporary art,
\nfeaturing artists with videos available on the channel’s website,
\nInstagram, and YouTube
\nwe especially love Isabella Ducrot<\/a><\/span> 21mns \/ Laurie Anderson<\/a><\/span> 3mn 20
\nexhibition<\/strong>
\nMay Morris: Crafting a Legacy<\/em> 25 April 2026 – 1 November 2026
\n@ Lady Lever Gallery, Port Sunlight Village, Wirral
\ncelebrating the wide-ranging creative output
\nof Arts & Crafts designer and maker May Morris,
\nthe younger daughter of William Morris.
\nA vibrant display of embroideries, wallpapers,
\nwatercolour designs, costume & jewellery showcasing her many talents<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a remarkable woman \u2013 always was, though none of you seemed to think so <\/em>(<\/span>May Morris)
\n**********<\/span><\/p>\n

cultural picks<\/strong> from us at the art kitchen<\/em>\u2026<\/span>
\nstream\/tv<\/strong> Rooste<\/em>r (HBO) Beef<\/em> Season2 (Netflix) <\/span>
\nRace Across The World<\/em> (BBC iPlayer)<\/span>
\nThe Assembly<\/em><\/a><\/span> – Stephen Fry 23mns (Youtube)\u00a0<\/span>
\nradio<\/strong> This Cultural Life:<\/em> Robert Icke theatre director & writer BBC Sounds (45mns)<\/span>
\nfilm<\/strong> La Grazia<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>
\nOh Canada
\nSentimental Value
\nOne Battle After Another
\n***********<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/span>MaMuse’s <\/span><\/strong>sublime song<\/span> Glorious<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> 5mns19<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"*******************************<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n


\nthank you for visiting
\n<\/span><\/strong>your attention, time and interest
\nis greatly appreciated
\n❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

stay open<\/p>\n

stay curious<\/p>\n

stay kind<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

we are all just walking each other home<\/em><\/strong> (Ram Dass)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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this post honours & celebrates the life of darling Martina Eva Marie Von K\u00f6ller dear friend, mother, sister, wife, aunt, grandmother, wisdom elder ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Beltane is a traditional Gaelic festival…<\/p>\n

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