Wild Violets
I walked up to the local witch stone this morning, and found wild violets growing round the base of it. This stone is said to mark the site of historical witch burnings, and these little purple flowers seemed fitting somehow. Like nature had placed something beautiful where once there was ugliness.
Someone had left a wee wicker offering too.
And the landowner had trimmed the gorse.
And the final item on this list of witch-stone happiness? I was actually able to walk up the hill to the stone for the first time since my latest autoimmune flare-up.
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Keep walking the hills, taking beautiful photos of tiny flowers, and spreading your beautiful words on pages.
Thank you 🙂 It is my intention to do so.
I did some research a few months ago on “witches” and found your comments interesting. Do you know (does anyone know) how long that stone has been there?
Nobody knows. The landowner says there is no documentation on the stone at all. There was shame after the trials and burnings were over, and proof was sometimes destroyed.
Glad to hear that you were able to walk up to the stone.
Thank you, Rosie 🙂
I’m so happy to hear you walked up the hill. And what a nice surprise to find the violets! Those grow in my gravel driveway, and they’re the only ‘weed’ I never trim out of it. I’ve got quite a patch of them now, and look forward to their pretty blossoms every year.
Your driveway sounds really pretty 🙂
Great observation, Ailish. It does seem fitting that nature decorated that monument, drawing attention to it.
I think so too.
Good observations. I think we often forget the beauty of nature nowadays.
Indeed.
So beautiful!
🙂
I note how those who live in Scotland can write, “I walked up to the local witch stone this morning …” We in Canada cannot do that! I guess that’s a good thing? But there are times when you rich and varied history inspires envy.
Its a shame so much of our history is horrible 🙁