#wishing bush

[lailoken]

Dressing the Wishing Bush

An important Walpurgis custom of ours has long been the traditional Dressing of the May Bush. This year, though, things have gone a bit differently.

In the past, we would harvest a small branch of blooming Hawthorn on April 30, which we would set before the home and decorate with Clooties. We would ideally ornament the living Matron Whitethorn by our front gate, but we have been discouraged from drawing attention to her unnecessarily, lest we risk attracting the unwelcome. As such, we've used a small switch from the Matron tree each year.

This year, however, we were given leave to harvest a special thorn-broom from her central bole that we've admired for years. We will dry this specimen, following today's celebration, and reuse it every year. What's more, we have been guided in establishing a different form of the May Bush, and so was born the Wishing Bush.

We used keys to represent an array of wishes for the coming year—however small—which we consecrated and tied with colorful loops of charm-knotted cord. These keys were then hung from the Hawthorn and earnest entreaty was given to the Whitethorn Mother, that She might help bring these wishes to fruition. On the next day, the cords will be cut and burned in the smoldering remnants of the Hexennacht Fire—that the Hawhthorn-blessed wishes might be carried on the wind to the powers that be. The keys, in turn, will be cleansed in hallowed waters, for future use.

EDIT: Multiple powerful omens ended up making it clear that this harvested "thorn-broom" was not meant to be dried, but was instead meant to be rooted and transplanted—most potent amongst which was the segment beginning to put out new growth after 9 days of being in a warm greenhouse with no water or soil. Despite initial fear that we heeded these omens too late to save the segment of Hawthorn (which was doing very poorly everywhere but that single branch of new growth) we managed to rescue and rehabilitate it with weeks of vigilant care. I think it should be ready to re-pot by the coming Walpurgis.

[annamationsart]

bit chilly innit (surely it will be warm inside this door!)

[gemsofthegalaxy]

*~including trans girls~*

[dear-ao3]

something entirely batshit about forcing a 25 year old cd player and a spectacularly scratched cd that your neighbors band made in 2005 into submission and having an absolutely epic childhood moment

[silna-pdf]

Evil coworker pinks my Wesker

[quatregats]

Also hey look it's the lads! (Hornblower on the left? and Bush on the right? I think? It's them in some order according to the caption)

[thekitofit]

• Lt. Bush •

[ reblog please instead of only liking and save an artist's life ✨ commissions open ✨ ko-fi ]

[liesofpeepee]

୧ ‧₊˚ 🦋 ⋅ Whatever choice you make, I shall wait for you. That is why I am the Listener — to bear witness.

[drawthething]

LouiganWeek Day 1 - Bet/Smug

"You want us to play this? Really?" "Yes, sue me, kicking off your suffering with all the most supreme things I remember owning in this house."

Happy louigan week :)

[gcballet]

Mischief Movie Night In 2020-21 as Textposts/Tweets pt.2

<- | MMNI | ->

[hyperfixations-and-stuff]

what i would give to be at the put in today

aramie dallas??? cole trip?? matthew varvar chet?? jpc darrel?? dan soda?? cherry rose?? rj bob?? trevi ponyboy?? josh strobl johnny?? maggie bev?? jordan ace??

INSANELY STACKED

[ok-pop-1]

a landscape study feat. link and wolfie

[starleska]

brain is still so scrambled from watching The Legend of Ruby Sunday and Empire of Death in cinemas yesterday but...all i can say is. that felt too easy. far too easy. are we willing to bet that Ruby's story is not entirely over, and when she returns in the next season we will be unearthing that? or am i coping?

[front-facing-pokemon]

[blushedfemmes]

i’ve let my bush grow out the longest it’s been in a while and it’s so thick it almost makes a little bulge in my panties. it also has several cowlicks and it grows in like a little swoosh in the front lol

[know-it-all-freak]

A very very Happy New Year to everyone!!!

And since New Year's Day is on a Bush Wednesday, here's our favourite lieutenant sending his wishes!

Doctor Lord sends his wishes too!