Carrying the found candles from a family Yule celebration, the world is lit again at the Winter Solstice.
Ian Corrigan makes an offering at the old Brushwood Nemeton, Wellspring 2015
Flip Rutledge opens the gates at the Midnight Flame Festival in 2015
Rev. Kirk S. Thomas calls to the spirits at Tredara's main nemeton, at the Wellspring Gathering 2016
One more hand clasp.
At Beyond the Gates in 2018, Amber speaks as the offerings are burned.
Flames between the worlds at the Midnight Flame Festival at the Chain O' Lakes Campground in 2018
Photo by Rev. Jan Avende, edited by MJD
Kid-friendly rites that are open and accepting are a hallmark of Three Cranes Grove, ADF, in Columbus, Ohio. This is at Yule 2018.
At Yule 2018, Three Cranes Grove, ADF, had the Good God, the Daghda, come and speak his tale of how he changes the seasons with his harp.
In a yule rite, Rev. Avende (right) and other members of Three Cranes Grove, ADF, light the yule spiral to warm the sun and bring the light back.
Leo at the Observation Tower
Leo by the lake, in the weeds
Vaccinated!
In Her Happy Place
Slicing the Melon
The sunflower field at Branstool Orchards
A rainbow party in the summer, at the Carrollton KOA Holiday Campground
Girl With Her Father's Sword
Francis Collins at the Krohn Conservatory
Playing piano in a field of sunflowers after the rain, Branstool Orchards
A Drummer at the Summerland Festival fire in 2024
