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Happy Harvest Moon! 🍁✨🌕✨🍁 Unlike other full moons, the Harvest Moon rises at nearly the same time for several nights in a row. This minimal gap in moonrise times traditionally gave farmers an extended window of bright evening light to gather late-summer crops—hence its name. The Harvest Moon (1833) by Samuel Palmer. Harvest Moon by Neil Young.

French Percussion Exhibition Pistol signed by gunsmith Gilles Michel Louis Moutier-Le Page, decorated by Antoine Vechte, and featuring a barrel by Léopold Bernard, dated 1851.

“A thing is about to happen which has not happened since the Elder Days: the Ents are going to wake up and find that they are strong.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers 📷Giles Pease 📍Wistman's Wood, an ancient oak woodland located on Dartmoor in Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Meg Merrilies is a famous fictional character introduced as a gypsy in Sir Walter Scott’s 1815 historical novel, Guy Mannering. Often described as a "gypsy witch" or an oracular folk figure, she possesses an imposing, wild, and almost supernatural presence. In the novel, she is fiercely loyal to the noble Bertram family, ultimately giving her life to help restore their kidnapped heir to his rightful inheritance. Scott based Meg on Jean Gordon, a real-life 18th-century Scottish traveler known for her imposing stature and unwavering loyalty. Meg Merrilies quickly captured the public's imagination, inspiring a famous 1818 poem by John Keats, who romanticized her free-spirited, outdoor life roaming the wild moors.

Neto (also written as Netom, Neton, or Neito) was an ancient god of war revered by the Celtiberians, Iberians, and Lusitanians in the pre-Roman Iberian Peninsula. Unlike many traditional war gods who represent raw bloodshed, Neto was a solar deity. The 5th-century Roman writer Macrobius noted in his Saturnalia that the local people worshipped a statue of Neto adorned with rays of light, equating him to both Mars (war) and Apollo/Phoebus (the sun). His name is believed to derive from the Proto-Celtic root *nítu-, which translates to "battle fury," "passion," or "anger". Neto shares a deep connection with Irish mythology, where a nearly identical deity named Neit (or Nét) exists. In Irish lore, Neit is also a fearsome god of war associated with the supernatural Tuatha Dé Danann. This striking linguistic and functional overlap highlights a shared cultural lineage between the Isles and continental Celtiberia. 🎨 J. C. Leyendecker

Built in a whimsical Modernist style that blends rustic stone construction with fairytale-like Gothic and organic detailing, is Sa Capelleta (also known as the Capella de Santa Maria de l'Olivar des Fenàs). A small chapel nestled along a tranquil, tree-shaded cobbled track between the towns of Sóller and Fornalutx (Mallorca), making it a popular hidden gem for hikers exploring the valley. Inaugurated in 1917, the sanctuary pays homage to the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Pretty sure this is me.

“Hestia” (1998) by Brian Froud.

Gnomes originated in the 16th century when Swiss alchemist Paracelsus coined the term for invisible earth elementals. Derived from the Greek genomos (earth-dweller), they represented the physical element of soil and rock. Over centuries, this alchemical concept blended with Germanic folklore regarding miners' legends and underground spirits (Bergmännlein). They evolved into benevolent, bearded subterranean guardians of hidden treasure. Eventually, 20th-century pop culture, cemented their modern image as short, friendly magical beings distinct from their mystical, elemental roots. “Gnome with Frogs and Grasshoppers” (c.1900) by Heinrich Schlitt.

“Sir Galahad” by George Frederic Watts (1817-1904)

I’m so sick of this modern phenomenon of labelling oneself as part of an oppressed or disadvantaged group. Modern identity labels have evolved into the new professional résumé. Where people once introduced themselves by their careers, they now lead with their diagnoses, traumas, and systemic disadvantages. This shift has created an "Oppression Olympics," where joining specialised, oppressed clubs serves as the primary currency to buy social validation, empathy, and moral authority. However, this phenomenon deeply distorts the true self, trapping individuals in a state of stagnant, chronic victimhood. Ultimately, these labels act as a permanent request for an apology from the world. True freedom does not come from finding the most accurate label to describe your unique suffering. “The hallucination of separateness prevents one from seeing that to cherish the ego is to cherish misery. We do not realize that our so-called love and concern for the individual is simply the other face of our own fear of death or rejection. In his exaggerated valuation of separate identity, the personal ego is sawing off the branch on which he is sitting, and then getting more and more anxious about the coming crash!” —Alan Watts “People are wonderful. I love individuals. I hate groups of people. I hate a group of people with a 'common purpose.' 'Cause pretty soon they have little hats. And armbands. And fight songs. And a list of people they're going to visit at 3am.” —George Carlin

Remember where you come from ✨📖✨ 🎨 Visions of Tennyson by George Hartley.

I’ve been watching Britannia, a British historical fantasy drama set in 43 AD, following the Roman Imperial Army as they return to conquer the mythical and volatile land of Britain — a country ruled by wild warrior queens, and powerful, hallucinogenic Druids. It’s not a bad watch, to be fair. I’d appreciate your reviews.

Do you ever think about ghosts, out of spooky season? No, because you only think about yourself! Adopt a ghost today! 🎨 Sway by Omochi.

Spooky season is upon us ✨ 🎨Me.

Spooky season is upon us ✨ 🎨Me.

Autumn palette ✨