a mountain witch

@mountainwitch.bsky.social

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She/her cranky pan leftist witch mountain dweller living on the traditional territories of Ktunaxa, Sinixt, Secwe̓pemc, and Sylix first nations. Bees. Old skills. Ancient rituals. Druid of the Birch Grove. HamR. Meet me on the battlefield. ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ /|\

A hive box on a tarp covered in honey bees, brush all around.
A huge ancient cedar with many many root clusters around the base.
Pale purple bell flowers sit high on a thin stem over pale green hosta leaves.
A basket full of garlic scapes sits on a wooden table.
A black cat and a white and grey cat curled up sleeping on a table on a veranda surrouned by greenery.
A purple witch's door is surrounded by a huge flowering climbing hydrangea, a black trimmed side light, a Viking style driftwood hanging ornament. A small broom hangs in front of the small window in the door. A set of iron keys can barely be seen to the side. Pots of herbs (rosemary, thyme, lavender, white sage, motherwort, and bay sit on the stone steps leading up to the door. Some pots of flowers are intermixed as well- geraniums, Scottish heather with a draping vine.
A photo taken upside down of a pepper plant flower. It has seven purple lobes with white stripes. The leaves are green against the sky and the sunbeam is pushing through the photo.
A huge old lilac bush in full bloom.
Wjite hawthorn blossoms just starting to emerge.
A lakescape with clear blue sky, blue mountain and green forest just being touched by the first rays of sun. A rocky bank and thick green grass in the foreground. The water is smooth and still with perfect reflections.
Moonglow above the dark mountain ridge shining between the Spruce and the plum blossoms.
Plum blossoms by candlelight with a dark treed mountain ridge behind. Moonglow is showing on the ridge with the moon hidden below it.
A black cat sitting on my red housecoat and another white and grey cat sitting on the floor.
Spring blossoms in forground with the Tor and tower in background.
Square black filigree chandeliers hang with violet agate beads
Tiny deep purple violets mostly closed for the night, in a grassy spot with some dried leaves throughout.
a garlic patch with garlic about 5 inches high.
a garlic patch with garlic sprouts about 5 inches high
Small red jade beads hang in a half triangle shape with 2 more dangles in the middle. These attach to a "v" shape connector on which hangs a spiral charm. The edges of the spiral have a Greek key engraving. The earrings are in silver tone with silver plated ear hooks.
3 photos of earrings in a Midsummer collection. Blue crystal with silver filigree, gold/honey crystals with silver filigree and crescent moons with dark blue/purple iridescent beads.
Golden and light brown agate beads and mottled green kambaba jasper beads hang on a heavy silver tone filigree chandelier. An agate bead hangs alone in a loop at the top. The ear hooks are silver plate.
Silver pentacles hang beneath a single green/blue bead. Below the pentagram hangs a crescent moon with nine strands of green/iridescent blue glass beads finished with a silver star. Ear hooks are silver plated.
Silver hoop earrings with a strand of sodalite beads ending in a silver star hang in the centre of the hoop. Another sodalite bead sits just under the earring hoop. The earrings are leaning on driftwood, with shells and sand beneath.
Purple flower beads with green iridescent bead stems with a silver tone leaf. Beads are glass. Ear hooks are silver plated.
Barbie holding a packet of carrot seeds while buildings burn behind her. Text says: The World. Me still planning my garden.
A busy altar showing candles, mortar and pestle, cauldron burning incense, a black mirror, a Goddess statue holding a lavender crystal ball, various bottles with potions and moon water, a couple of jars with resins, a silver twig pentacle and a pentacle spoon.
A spruce tree moving in the wind with snow falling at a slant.
A single lit candle in a brass candle holder sits on a black stone altar with a mountain behind.
My sweet very fluffy cat Freya. She is mostly white with grey on her head and face.
A beeswax candle in a ceramic holder sits on brown leaves beside a clump of crocuses just pushing their way right through the leaf structure. The candle is lit.
An altar for Imbolc with white cloths, candles, sun and moons, sgian-dubh, broom, moon cards, Goddess statues and a scone with cream cheese offering on a silver dish.
A cotton scarf with Celtic style motif is hung on vines close to the front door for the night to receive Brigid's blessings as she passes by.
An alter with a dish of a ring of salt surrounding an image of smiling Pan, black string spells Fuck ICE. There are nails pointed at ICE. 2 candles in red holders, 2 tea candles and one beeswax taper that was lit from the flame of Kildare. Behind that is a black scrying mirror in a metal scroll frame. Beads hang from the frame.
A sprawling landscape of green and brown grass meadow, mountains and a sky of pink and fading blue low and in the distance.
The Welsh flag with a red dragon on white and green background.
A bright green moss covered rock with green vines growing on it, in the sunshine.
A photograph taken by me in 2012 on the way to the Tor in Glastonbury. The image shows a wide footpath through a wood land with a crossroad appearing at the end. Further across the crossroad is a farmer's gate leading to a green pasture.
Little black cat staring intently at nothing above her head.
An altar on an old cabinet with candles, chalices, offerings, and a hint of Yule decor of cones, berries and frosted greenery. All are reflected in a mirror. The setting is dark and moody.
Some frilly brown mushrooms growing on the edge of a tiny pond beside a boulder. There is moss, small vines and a pot in the pond with a curly rush.
A Solstice altar with greenery, berries, antlers, candles, little red cardinal birds, a greenman, a broom, a pomegranite, and in front of the mirror, a stag candle holder with a green lit taper. Reflected in the mirror is a Yuletide tree with white lights, decorations and a blue fairy tree topper.
A sink full of king stropharia mushrooms.
A photo of Chelsea and: A World of New Learnings Plenary Chelsea Manning Chelsea Manning is a technologist, data scientist, and security consultant. Known for her expertise in security and artificial intelligence, she advocates for industry-wide adoption of ethical guardrails in machine learning.
The cover of the book Witsh by Mari Ellis Dunning. In a dark garden, flowers, herbs and Kite birds.
A screen cap of Ryan Hall Y'all on youtube covering hurricane Melissa.
A photo of the book that comes with the tarot deck "The Wildwood Tarot" by Mark Ryan and John Matthews. The photo is a cloaked figure with a staff and a lantern standing in a winter scene with snow, a door into a hillside, and holly berries.
A wicker chair sits beside a small round table in a ring of lamplight covered in 2 cloths, one black with purple fronds and a smaller square cloth on top with stars in an indigo background. On the table sits a tiffany lamp with flower shapes. Some scattered fall leaves decorate below the lamp. To the side sits a stack of a tarot book, folded tarot cloth, and a pouch with the cards inside. Draped over the stack is a string of skull beads from New Orleans. Behind the table is a dark wall shelf with books, a dark chest and decorative leaves.
A small black cat with one prominent white whisker straight to the side. She also has random wispy white hairs stuck to her which are from the other cat Freya. They nuzzle when they aren't fighting.
A red paprika pepper sits on a counter beside a tiny jar of powdered paprika.
A deeply golden sunrise in a smoky and partially cloudy sky over a calm lake with small ripples. The mountains in the distance are black and deep blue. There is a long shine track the same golden colour across the water.
A white board on a wall labelled "Favourite Podcast" with a list below. List is "The dumb blonde, Crime Junkie, The Bridge, Diary of a CEO, Behind the Bastards" Beside the Behind the Bastards is an arrow pointing at the words with the word yes and and exclamation mark.
A beautiful calm lake with blue mountains in the distance in different shades. The glow of the sun is just behind a dip in the mountain range and the glow is on the water. There are a few scattered rocks projecting from the lake surface in the distance. The sky is cloudless and clear.
Jars cooling on a tea towel of bright yellow and red corn relish.
Over 1,800 Starlink satellites are leaking radio signals – and they're drowning out the cosmos. Space should be silent, especially in the radio frequencies astronomers use to study the early universe. But that silence is being disrupted. Using a telescope array in the remote Australian desert, scientists detected more than 112,000 unintended radio emissions from 1,806 Starlink satellites. Some of the signals were 10,000 times stronger than the faint cosmic whispers researchers were trying to detect. The interference showed up in 2.4 million full-sky images, revealing a growing problem. Because these radio signals are unintentional, they fall outside current space regulations – a major blind spot as thousands more satellites head to orbit. Astronomers warn that without better shielding or smarter design, we could lose our ability to hear the cosmic dawn – the faint radio echoes of the first stars and galaxies ever formed. Read the study: “The Growing Impact of Unintended Starlink Broadband Emission on Radio Astronomy in the SKA‑Low Frequency Range.” Astronomy & Astrophysics 11 June 2025
A very large loaf shaped black tuxedo long haired cat is lying on a recliner chair, taking up the whole width and half the length of the chair seat. In the background is a cold fireplace hearth with unlit candles, a brass kettle and other do-dads.
A golden sunset on a still water lake as seen from a pontoon boat
A golden sunset over a calm lake with dark mountains in the distance.
A white pumpkin swelling among the leaves and grass under the light of the moon.
3 young red and white hens and 3 black hens. They are in the coop with a big feeder and lots of soft straw.
Some jars of deep golden apricot butter cooling on a tea towel on a countertop.