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| Flowers on the trees. Beautiful spring! |
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| Inspired by inahawksi and the very deliberately placed offerings featured on that blog, I made a mandala of sorts in the forest using corn meal, corn kernals, and bird seed. It was a very meditative experience. Not only was I offering from my own stores, but I was giving of my creative side. It was also a bit physically demanding in that I was stooped over for awhile to carefully place everything. *massages back* As I prepare for my garden and once more begin to forage on the land, it felt right to make a very special offering. |
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| Speaking of foraging, I harvested some dandelion blossoms to finally get around to making some dandelion jam! |
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| I only made a bit. I hope it turned out well! I’ll know soon. |
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| I recently procured a lemon tree. The blossoms smell amazing. I decided to make an infusion using alcohol. Time to experiment in making perfume! |
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| Also covered some rosemary in oil. Gosh, it smells divine. Both this and the lemon blossoms are sitting on a windowsill to soak up the light and energy of the full moon! |
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| I’ve started to work on a moon garden . It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and The Witch of Howling Creek really got me into it this year! So far, I’ve procured a large barrel half to serve as the container. I filled it tonight under the light of the full moon. By the next cycle, the weather should be nice enough for the plants! |
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| I bought a beautiful reflecting ball for the moon garden from Beads by Mavis on Etsy. I originally looked for something white but fell in love with the colored spots. I can’t wait to place it in the garden and surround it with lovely white flowers and silver greens. |
I was hoping to accomplish more today, but a bulk of my free time was consumed by homework and making meals. Still, I’m proud of what I did! May you have a blessed and magical full moon!
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Author M. A. Phillips 
I like the mandala! How you did it actually makes me think of writing the pictoglyphs for the Lwa. They often use corn starch for it…
Okay. So what is a moon garden? And what’s a reflecting ball for?
Thank you! I look forward to hearing if/when you try to make your own pictoglyph offerings with corn starch!
A moon garden is made of night blooming plants and/or plants that reflect the moonlight well and therefore stand out in the dark – anything white, light blue, or silver toned. They often contain something to reflect the moon – a reflecting ball, mirrors, or water. I hope to implement a small birdbath into mine. In addition to all that, they can be magical places of lunar contemplation as well as a special area to grow some very magical plants!
Beautiful work darling! Reminds me I have some work to do here soon!
Aww, I’m so glad I could inspire you – the reflecting ball is lovely!
I love your idea for a moon garden! May have to snag it myself 😀
And that mandala is divine )o(
Thanks! If you make a moon garden, share photos!
I most certainly will! I love taking photos, so there will probably be an abundance of them 😛
Do you have any idea what kind of flowers/plants you’re going to put in yours?
The only thing I’ve actually put in the garden is a lilly of the valley bulb. Soon I’ll get the other seeds ready – moonflower, woodland tobacco, and mostly white cosmos.
How’d the dandelion jam come out? I was thinking of attempting some dandelion wine, but never thought of jam…
Ugh… It didn’t. I think there weren’t enough dandelions or I cooked it too long while I properly sanitized my jars… I’ve made successful strawberry jam before. This was a huge disappointment to me. I want to try again after I practice making other kinds of jam.
Oh gosh, I would love to make wine, but I think I’ll try making mead first. I’ve heard from others that it’s easier.