Autumn Equinox

At precisely 10.29pm EDT on 22nd September 2014

it will be the Autumn Equinox and the first day of fall.

 

 

From here on out the temperatures will begin to drop,

the days will begin to shorten and the nights,

inevitably, will become darker and longer.

 

Foliate head ceiling boss from Norwich Cathedral.

The Druids called this time of year Mea'n Fo'mhair when

they traditionally honoured the Green Man, god of the forest,

by offering gifts of cider, wine and herbs to the trees.

 

 

 

The acorn is the equinox symbol and thank goodness for

that because it gives me a chance to add something

cross stitchey to this post.  To whit a snippet of acorn

border taken from Froth & Bubble plus a couple of

insecty hangers on for good measure.  Where's the bug spray?

 

Always leave them with a smile, so how about this?

 

 

 

It always managed to raise a snigger or two

back in my gymslip days (and I don't mean when I

was at school either - but that's yet another story

for yet another day).