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Harvested three bundles of rosemary - have more to still harvest! #WitchSky #FolkWitch #Herbs

Tied bundles of freshly harvested rosemary hanging in my sunroom

The banjo & fiddle are a part of the Okefenokee Swamp just like cypress knees and alligators. A swamp frolic would involve music, storytelling, dancing and good ol' southern fun. (1 of 2) #SwampSunday #Okefenokee #Bluegrass #FolkWitch

Excerpt from the book "Okefinokee Album" by Francis Harper. It reads: "The naturalist wrote down almost everything he heard the swampers say or sing, including those short tunes played at “frolics” (old-fashioned square dances) by fiddlers and banjo pickers. He particularly liked The Catfish, “Sally Goodin’,” and this colorful ditty:
Jaybird died of the whoopin’ cough,
Bullfrog died of the cholic.
Jack came along with a fiddle on his back
And asked ’em all to the frolic."

Photo of Hamp Mizell strumming his homemade banjo. May 1930. Taken by naturalist Francis Harper and featured in his book "Okefinokee Album"

Musicians Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson new album "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow" captures the spirit of swampy southern bluegrass! Do yourself a favor and go have a listen to their album! (2 of 2) #SwampSunday #Bluegrass #FolkWitch youtu.be/CwPEPne-qzU?...

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Brother Red Tail Hawk was showing out in our neighborhood yesterday! 🥰 The songbirds were given him hell! 😂 I managed to catch a mockingbird in this capture. Brother Hawk was not amused. #WitchSky #WitchAlt #FolkWitch #Raptor

Large red tailed hawk on pine branch with mockingbird nearby. All the songbirds were giving him hell!

Known for its ethereal song & the ability to sing in two voices simultaneously, the Wood Thrush is more often heard than seen in the Okefenokee Swamp. Hearing a "Swamp Angel" sing its beautiful song near your house is said to be very good luck. (1 of 2) #SwampSunday #OkefenokeeSwamp #FolkWitch

Photo by: John Petruzzi. Their breasts and bellies are white with black or dark brown round spots like a Dalmatian's. They have dull white rings around their eyes. Like many other thrushes, wood thrushes have unusually large eyes, which helps them see and navigate in the shady forests they prefer.

Granny ("Dr Mary") knew herbs to help women carry a child to birth. "Squaw vine"/Partridgeberry was recommended for bathing in, & as a tea to help protect an unborn child. Keeps away the evil eye, and other baneful workings - especially from envious folks. #FolkyFriday #FolkWitch #WitckSky

A photo of "Squaw vine" / Partridgeberry / (Mitchella repens) - showing the vines covered in green ovate shaped leaves, and bright red berry fruits. Photo from the Georgia Native Plant Society.

Pineland Daisy (Night-nodding Bog-dandelion) Chaptalia tomentosa, is a southern cognate to the European Daisy. Excellent for attracting the local Gentry or Faye. By its own nature, an energy of drawing forth. #FolkyFriday #FolkWitch #Pellorys #WitchSky #WitchAlt

Photo of Pineland Daisy (Night-nodding Bog-dandelion) Chaptalia tomentosa. Wildflower with long, delicate, thin white petals - light yellow center.

A witch learns about their local spirits, herbs/worts, trees, and animals. They know the ones to call upon for healing and hexing, and who is a friend or foe. I've been having spring chats with dear Spiderwort which grows abundantly in my area. #FolkyFriday #FolkWitch #WitchSky #WitchAlt

A photo I took of spiderwort / smooth spiderwort (T. ohiensis) here in Georgia. Bright violet colored blossoms.

In Pellorys, Stinging Nettle is a plant of fire. It removes fear and repels evil. In fact, it will return dark magic to its maker. #FolkloreThursday #Pellor #FolkWitch

Close up photo of common nettle, Urtica dioica. Green, sawtooth leaves of stinging nettle.

Devil's Dung (asafoetida) is used to repel evil, or harm enemies within Southern Conjure. My Grannies, used it to cure a many ailments - bad cough, to overall weakness. My Mom tells of getting it as a child. I bet it cured MOST everything that she had "wrong". #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitch

Wiki Commons photo showing unprocessed asafoetida in a jar and as a tincture.

Devil's Dung, or as my Granny called it "asafetidy", asafoetida is a foul smelling herb used to prevent disease. In southern conjure it is used to get revenge or reverse a trick. #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitch

Wiki commons image from Medical botany by William Woodville, 1790. Botanical illustration of asafoetida.

Carry a buckeye (Aesculus flava) in your *right* pocket to find a job. If you need a cure for rheumatism or the chills, carry it in your *left* pocket. These beliefs are tied to the strength, vigor, of a buck! #FolkloreThursday #SouthernConjure #FolkWitch

Close up photo of "buckeyes" Aesculus flava / Yellow Buckeye - Photo copyright UConn Plant Database. They are brown with a yellowish area on them and resemble a buck deer's eye.

My paternal Granny, "Dr Mary", was a midwife, herbalist, & preparer of the dead. A cough remedy, which I have made & used, was made from young pine tree tops pinched off, honey, lemon, & a shot of whiskey. Sometimes hard peppermint candy was added to the mix. #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitch

Photo shows the young spring growth on pine tree limbs

Oaks have long been associated with lightning. A Southern Appalachian belief is that by placing an acorn on a window will the house will be protected from lightning strikes. #FolkloreThursday #WitchSky #FolkWitch

Upclose photo of an acorn from an oak tree.

Card pull with interpretation in DM - from the wonderful Southern Gothic Oracle by Stacey Williams-Ng. First seven people to respond. Make sure you can receive DM. If you'd like to respond with a key word as a focus, that's fine - but not required! #WitchSky #WitchAlt #FolkWitch

Photo of the Southern Gothic Oracle deck, with a white candle burning. A piece of fat-lighter pine, oak moss, a gator paw, a gator skute, and a feather surround the deck.

Spent some time in the cool morning air weeding one of my gardens. While strolling around the yard, I spent time communing with a lovely patch of Cutleaf Evening Primrose (Oenothera laciniata). The dew still heavy on the petals. #FolkWitch #WitchSky #WitchAlt #Herbs #Worts

A close up photo of a blossom of Cutleaf evening primrose (Oenothera laciniata). The blossom is heavy with dew. Beautiful, almost heart shaped petals, bright golden yellow.

The Okefenokee Swamp & surrounding areas use to be a hotbed of turpentine production. Brother Pine-Tree gives us turpentine. My paternal Granny would mix melted lard & turpentine, slather it over chests, cover this flannel cloth when family had a bad cough/cold! #SwampSunday #FolkWitch #WitchAlt

Photo taken by Francis Harper (American naturalist, who studied the Okefenokee Swamp region) on 4-9-1932. Photo shows residents gathered around a pine tree that had been "chipped" for resin which was turned into turpentine.

There is an old wives' tale that that if a "snapper" bites you, it won't let go till it hears thunder. I don't know about you, but this monster? I wouldn't want to test that tale to find out! #SwampSunday #Okefenokee #FolkWitch #WitchSky #SuwanneeAlligatorSnappingTurtle youtu.be/LWptdET1KMg?...

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Called the "flame bird" of the swamp, the Prothonotary Warbler is one of the most gorgeous birds you'll encounter in the Okefenokee. Said to be vain, it will stare at its own reflection. Not wise since many predators are about! 📷 by Edward O’Connor #SwampSunday #FolkWitch #WitchSky #WitchAlt

Photo by: Edward O’Connor. Photo shows a Prothonotary Warbler looking at its reflection in the water. These birds are bright golden yellow with blue-gray wings and tail and a yellow-olive back. Its beady black eye stands out on its solid yellow face. Seen from below, it has white under the tail. Females are often paler yellow than males.

My husband & I delight every year when the incredible Swallow Tailed Kites begin to soar over our neighborhood! These pernine raptors are so beautiful! Very rarely will you ever see them flap their wings - instead, they soar on the wind currents! Always a wonderful augury! #FolkWitch #Augury

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