as we celebrate the longest day
and the turning of the wheel.
Lettering was done with a "blue pumpkin" nib and Calligraphica Crystals.
In the background, a foxglove in the AirBnb garden where we stayed
within the Neolithic Stone Circle in Avebury, UK.
Hopefully a small book will be forthcoming.
for summer is a’comin’ in
And winter’s gone away-o
from the May carol “Hal-An-Tow”
traditionally sung on May 8 in Helston, Corwall
Beltane is the first day of summer in the Celtic calendar midway between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice. Here’s a 1965 BBC video of The Waterstons singing Hal-A-Tow.
On this day of equal dark and light,
let us set extremes aside
and celebrate spring's arrival.
Lettering with Calligraphica Crystals and Hiro/Leonardt #40 "blue pumpkin" nib
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