THE OLD WAYS
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I explore hidden history & other alternative information, European/ Slavic pagan music & folk art, ethnic folk traditions & rites of indigenous European/ Slavic people, animism, and more...
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This picture made me reminded of the ways our disconnect from nature is making us harm everything; ourselves, the earth, wild animals, and our pets. No, I’m not endorsing the idea that pets should replace children. But manipulative infiltrators used that idea to promote Middle Eastern anti-pet attitudes among floundering Europeans (mainly Americans of Euro descent) in “the scene.” I’m vocal of my strong opposition to caging dogs. And no, I don’t consider my dog my “child.” However, people forget that these are the children of another species. Young creature have needs. Locking a young being up alone is unbelievably detrimental and cruel. Why this picture stood out is because my puppy flops across me like this one in the center. He reaches up and snuggles like the one kissing his dog dad. He lays behind me with his head on my shoulder just like the one on the left. It occurred to me the parental role we DO take with companion animals from infancy. My dog has never been in a cage. He’s much better off for it.
The Druid's Temple. North Yorkshire, England.
Watercolor painting artist from Russia Irina Pirogova
Watercolor painting artist from Russia Irina Pirogova
I was pleasantly surprised to discover wild blackberries growing along the road in the wooded area right next to my subdivision. My backyard connects to these woods. I was a bit skeptical about picking the berries that grow along the road, because of the toxic fumes that come from cars, but it isn’t a busy road, and there’s never any traffic on it. So I picked some, brought them home, washed and tried some. The berries were fairly sweet, but not too sweet. They were certainly not any worse than store-bought blackberries. Florida has many different variety of species of wild blackberries. This species doesn’t grow into a bush, but more like a wine. Very thorny, but produces lots of berries. I want to try to bring some of the plants into my backyard so that I could have my own wild blackberries without toxic car fumes