Summer Solstice on Occohannock Creek
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Every year in June, our monthly women’s group participates in the Global Earth Exchange by honoring and supporting the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. We gathered at a home on Occohannock Creek within view of the Bay. The erosion of the shore there reflects many of the challenges facing the Bay. A beautiful tree had recently fallen down leaving its amazing network of roots exposed – weaving together air, water and earth. And the tree lives on! We walked up the lawn and stood in a circle to create a Solstice Mandala. We each laid a stalk of phragmites to outline the mandala. One by one, we added the gifts of the earth we brought or found. And a gold thread was wrapped around the ear of corn! A gift for Mother Earth!
Every year in June, our monthly women’s group participates in the Global Earth Exchange by honoring and supporting the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. We gathered at a home on Occohannock Creek within view of the Bay. The erosion of the shore there reflects many of the challenges facing the Bay. A beautiful tree had recently fallen down leaving its amazing network of roots exposed – weaving together air, water and earth. And the tree lives on! We walked up the lawn and stood in a circle to create a Solstice Mandala. We each laid a stalk of phragmites to outline the mandala. One by one, we added the gifts of the earth we brought or found. And a gold thread was wrapped around the ear of corn! A gift for Mother Earth!
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