#winter
Beira, Queen of Winter: The First Cailleach (Scottish Folklore)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QRRij0obd0
In Scotland, a common word for an old woman, especially one with connections to second sight and divination, was Cailleach. But the literal translation of #Cailleach is “the #veiled #one”. For centuries these mysterious veiled women were worshiped as gods, there were legends and tales of the Cailleach or divine crones before united Scotland, the old Pictish and Gaelic tribes would pay tribute to the old gods of the land. The Cailleach, always took the form of old women and were often referred to as the great hags or crones, once again, in Scotland the gods were less worshiped and more feared, they were beings of unimaginable power and human life was not a great concern to the old ones. Tributes were paid, so that the Cailleach would leave you and your livelihood alone, rather than to grant benevolent gifts like many other gods of the world.
The divine hags of Scotland were associated with the creation of the country and the formation of the hills and lochs, they were also in control of the weather and the seas. Over #Scotland there were many of these old female gods, each with there own name and powers, but when most people hear the word Cailleach one specific being comes to mind, a god more powerful than all others, A woman known in all corners of Scotland, Dark Beira Queen of #Winter.
@Kathryn Barr and I went to go #skating this morning and discovered that our usually quiet public skating session had been invaded by three or four kindergarten or grade one classes. At one point we had about 80 kids there. Very few of the kids could actually skate, so mostly didn't move a lot, but it made the skate a challenging obstacle course for the seniors who did show up to skate.
#photography #nature #landscape #winter #squirrel
@clouclou2@diaspora.psyco.fr
De la poudreuse.... ❄️❄️✨🙃
Winter in der Zukunft: Schnee nur im Museum
Zum Glück fingen Straßenarbeiter im „Jahrhundertwinter“ 2040 die letzten in der Stadt gesichteten Schneeflocken und retteten sie für die Menschheit.#Schnee #Hitzewelle #Winter #KolumneZukunft #Kolumnen #Gesellschaft #Serie
Winter in der Zukunft: Schnee nur im Museum
#photography #nature #landscape #winter #squirrel
@clouclou2@diaspora.psyco.fr
Bon dimanche à toi et à tous.
Radtour auf vor acht Tagen noch verschneiten Wegen.
#SilentSunday, #Winter, #Schnee, #snow, #Natur, #nature, #Ems (Bach), #Chattengau, #Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, #Nordhessen, #Hessen, #Foto, #photo, #Radtour, #biking
FREEZING RAIN WARNING
This is starting to get a bit repetitive!
2:46 PM EST Thursday 25 January 2024
Another significant episode of freezing rain Friday.
Hazards:
Significant ice accretion or build-up of 5 to 10 mm.Timing:
Beginning late overnight or early Friday morning, and ending Friday afternoon.Discussion:
An episode of freezing rain similar to the one experienced Wednesday and Wednesday night will affect the area. Several hours of freezing rain are likely.Some locations may see a changeover to rain Friday if temperatures rise above the freezing mark.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas. Ice build-up may cause tree branches to break. Utility outages may occur.
