Bealtaine Cottage, Ireland
One Woman, Three Acres.
This is the time before Midwinter, when clear skies above this small cottage, adds a magical touch to the darkest time of the year.
The sky at dusk revealed the waxing crescent moon, mystical and delightful alongside the ever brilliant Venus.
There, high above me in the eastern sky, was the Dog Star, Sirius.
Looking into the eastern sky in the early evening, I saw mythological Orion’s belt and the three stars that make it up.
Sirius is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, as it is the closest to Earth.
According the the Ancient Egyptians, Sirius is the celestial representation of the Goddess, Isis.
Clannad produced an album entitled “Sirius” and  here is the title track…one of my all time favourite pieces of music…
Another star rises with Sirius and Orion’s belt.. Aldebaran. Funny you posted a Clannad song about a star, because Enya has a similar song dedicated to the great red giant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acwGCCkNxY
Blessings!
And the younger sister of the (Clannad) Brennans…a lovely song! Blessings X
Wasn’t that a beautiful sight? Here, the western sky was still copper with the sunset and the deep blue sky above glittering with stars and planets, the crescent moon itself turned blood red as it dipped into the unfortunately polluted zone right above the horizon. But it made a beautiful moon setting.
It sounds divine! I’ve just come in from working in the gardens and the evening is beset with deep, dark clouds.
Blessings X
And here, it is a frosty cold morning with temperatures in the 20s and tonight we celebrate Wild Hunt a Night.