On the first day, Lammas Day, halfway between Litha and  Mabon;

A time for blessing Autumn Harvests of the First Fruits;

And Hlafmaesse or Loaf Mass of Anglo-Saxon roots;

When fresh loaves were baked and rosy Apples juiced.

Welcome August

A month bringing strength and protection in Leo's name;

For Pagans, Lughnasadh, when the corn was gathered in;

Harvest straw for thatching, orchards picked clean;

Gathering Winter wood, nuts and berries, drinking mead.

Welcome August

Sultry sunny days, butterflies emerging for the first time;

Swifts and Swallows preparing to leave for their long flight;

Bramble, Elder, Hawthorn and Blackthorn berries, plump and ripe;

Earth warm as the Sturgeon Supermoon glows red in the sky. 

Sue Cartwright

Spiral Leaf