Daisy Crowe

22/09/2026

The Autumn Equinox - Cyhydos Yr Hydref.

In the very early hours of Wednesday we reach that turning point of the year that heralds the start of the move into the darker months of the year. Time to fill the log store, check the torches work, buy some nice new woolly socks and to get the warm blankets out.

My first new illustration after a wonderful few days up in the Highlands where Autumn colours are already blazing out and I saw mushrooms and toadstools of all shapes and sizes.
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03/09/2026

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Getting ready to say goodbye to August and to a sunny summer we'll all remember.

This painting is based on the view from the track to my other halves house and the dusky light as I walked home after supper one evening. The cloud was a beauty!
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30/01/2026

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This coming Sunday, the 1st of February, the Moon will be full and Imbolc will mark the tentative start of early Springiness.

The February full moon is also known as the Budding News (Chinese), The Storm Moon (Old English), The Moon of Ice (Celtic), The Snow Moon (Neo Pagan), The Moon When The Trees Pop (Dakota & Sioux), The Bear Moon (Ojibwe) and the name I have picked to illustrate- The Goose Moon which is the name used by the Haida people.

Here the natural world is slowly waking up and the birds are singing their hearts out to welcome a tentative early Spring.
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07/01/2026

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21/12/2025

Blessings 💚

Happy Winter Solstice - Heuldro'r Gaeaf Hapus.

The sun sets at 3.03pm today and the reign of the Oak King starts. We head slowly but surely back to the sun- Starting with a few seconds a day and quickly building to an extra 2 minutes of daylight by mid January.

By Midsummer we will have a full 9 hours of extra daylight.
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17/11/2025

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November - Tachwedd
Here in Wales we had our first really Novembery cold morning. And the day looks like being a beautiful one.
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07/10/2025

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06/10/2025

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The October moon is fully full at 4.48am tomorrow morning and it promises to be a beautiful supermoon tonight.

Traditionally this would be called the Harvest Moon as it is the full moon closest to the autumn Equinox and it is also known as the Blood Moon, the Kindly Moon, the Travel Moon, The Shedding Moon and the Moon of the Changing Seasons.

I chose to illustrate 'The Moon of Falling Leaves' which is the name given by the Anishinaabe people. For 2026 I have illustrated the Celtic 'Seed Fall Moon'.
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22/09/2025

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The Autumn Equinox - Cyhydnos Yr Hydref - Mabon.
Today the day and the night are equal and after a golden summer it's time to prepare for the longer nights.
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09/08/2025

Beautiful ❤️🌙

Mountain Shadows Full Moon.

Tonight the August full moon will be overhead and hopefully not obscured by clouds. For our 2025 calendar i illustrated the Tlingit tribes name - 'The Mountain Shadows Moon'. I was inspired by the lengthening shadows and the slowly darkening greens of August as the autumn starts to slowly creep its way in. And by a beautiful otter that decided to play in our harbour for a few weeks.

This full moon has many other names including 'Grain Moon' (European), 'Corn Moon' (Medieval English), 'Dispute Moon' (Celtic), 'Swan Flight Moon' (Inuit) and the 'Lynx Moon' (Celtic).
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