Category Archives: Conservation

From Winter’s Cold Embrace to Spring Equinox

Posted on March 19, 2023 by thislittleplot

Happy Vernal Equinox! Today, the sun crosses the Earth’s equator, and both Northern and Southern hemispheres tilt equally toward the sun, and will experience equal daylight and night (from the Latin aequus for equal, and nox for night). This ancient … Continue reading →

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A Year in Our Home: Fall Equinox

Posted on September 22, 2022 by thislittleplot

Today marks the first day of autumn in the northern hemisphere, and here on the East Coast we welcome the season with fitting torrential downpours. Traditionally the fall equinox honors the harvest, as we celebrate bounty and prepare for the … Continue reading →

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Frogwatch on Lughnasa!

Posted on August 3, 2022 by thislittleplot

The Wheel of the Year continues its relentless turning, as we approach Lughnasa, an ancient holiday observed in many forms and cultures as the growing season approaches harvest time. Fertility, fire, feasts – all are celebrated in honor of Earth’s … Continue reading →

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Spellbound on the Solstice

Posted on June 21, 2022 by thislittleplot

Happy Solstice! Can we really be halfway through the year? Today marks Midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere (Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere). This holiday commemorates when the earth’s northernmost pole tilts at its maximum toward the sun, which reaches … Continue reading →

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Fall/Autumn equinox

Posted on September 21, 2020 by thislittleplot

These are dark days. Literally, as it was for Sonoma County and the SF Bay Area when we awoke to an oddly dim daylight resembling a post-apocalyptic doomscape. Amidst brutal heat, the very air we breathe has for weeks been … Continue reading →

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