I’m slowly sorting out the chaos from the office move (losing several days to excessive heat just after the move has not helped). The internet connection is working, the coffee maker is in place, and my desk is set up enough so I can actually do some work.

I then set up the most important part for me personally, which are the principal altars:

The altar for Loki, Sigyn, and Angrboda:

[Image description: A triptych with images of Sigyn, Loki, and Angrboda on the wall, over the top shelf of a bookcase draped with a purple cloth with gold shapes and purple fringe, and adorned with various crystals, shells, and candles.]

The altar for Kali:

[Image description: An altar on the top of a set of drawers draped with a crimson cloth trimmed with gold and black. In the center is a statue of Kali, with various crystals and ornaments on the altar.]

And the altar for Odin (with the plushie friends on the shelf below—I unpacked them first, because it’s not nice to keep them in a box for days and days):

[Image description: The top shelf of a bookcase, decorated with various objects and an image of Odin. The shelf below it contains a variety of plushie animals.]

There’s still a long way to go before it’s a fully functioning office, but with the Gods and my plushie friends, it is feeling more like my space.

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[Image description:A teaser shot showing just the corners of two of the cards and one part of a rune from this week’s reading.]

Mercy
~ Ron. Lavalette

He takes a breath
feels the switch
hears the click and
almost instantly
all the numbers
disappear
forever.

Note: I posted this poem because there are days when I want to drop the contents of my in-box into the shred bin, delete all of my email, and go live in a cottage somewhere in rural Ireland with no phone and no wifi. I am certain I’m not the only one who has those days.
If this is one of those days for you, I hope it improves!

The National Forest Foundation (one of my favorite non-profit organizations) has released the winning entries in this year’s National Forest Week photo contest.

[Image description: A photo of trees with a river running through the middle of it, and a small island in the middle of the river. The words “National Forest Week Photo Contest Winners” are on the left side of the image.]

The photos are amazing, and I am not going to repost them here—you want to see them on the NFF site!

The contest is over for this year, but you can submit your photos to be feature on their Instagram feed here.