The Last 3 Days

The last 3 days have been packed with great things. Back to back. Experience after experience. Definitely not a relaxing weekend but certainly refreshing. 

Friday night we celebrated Lucy Lee's bithday. Lucy and Elouise both came back to Embercombe! 

Cara hula hooping Fire. 

Sitting,

 watching in amazement,

I am reminded

that simplicity, 

good people, 

and Nature

shape my world. 

A little taste of what was going on.

Some were playing ninja (England style), some were around the fire, some were in the kitchen, music began, the sun set, many people were wearing obscure/non typical outfits... brilliant! 

A little bit of belly dancing. All respectful but some definitely better than others.

Jenny (dressed as Mick for the night), Jim (in my skirt and a top found in trago), Patty in her belly dancing gear, and Mimi in her Cinderella dress with a belly dancing top over it.  

- Mimi doing fire hula hoop - 

Jaro juggling fire

Kiera is on the left and Jim is on the right. ;)

Dress up, musical clothes, cross dressing, whatever name you put to it

it is fun.

Sleep fast, then...

Saturday's Seed Festival in Stroud. 

Listening to Polly Higgins speak about eradicating ecocide.

I appreciated that she opened up with saying 'I am not going to say things

you can read on the web site..." 

Jaro and Cara dancing ~

A little closer up this time :D

Dancing to the band Seize the Day at the end of the festival was incredible. Felt SO good. 

Felt like a right hippy -- the best kind. 

So full of joy, love, and movement.

Sunday's Dartmoor visit with Elouise and Patti.

Patty is on the left and Elouise is on the right. 

Differing styles, both loving it. 

Our first river stop. 

Beyond beautiful.

Elouise glowing by the water. 

 Different perspectives.

SSSI -- definitely something I am going to look into further. 

Looks beautiful to me. The thought 'untidy' didn't cross my mind until I saw the apology sign below... 

Oh Brit's and their manors. 

Is it the footpath you wanted ;) 

 I felt incredibally lucky to have spent the day exploring Dartmoor with these 2 amazing women.

We almost accidentally found our way back to the car and (even though we felt unsustainable) decided to drive back to Embercombe in a way where we would get to see and wonder in some tors. 

On the top of the tor we can see from Embercombe 

My friend Patty. So very glad our paths crossed.

Cricky!

Steps in the rocks. 

When I was around Dartmoor I remember thinking on many many occasions: this (view, experience, plant, combination in Nature) is not just beyond beautiful, lush, extraordinary, special, magnificent, absolutely incredible, it is a cloth of all of them woven together with so much more to it than those words can say.