31 Oct 2009 Cemetery Altar Samhain 2009

31 Oct 2009 Cemetery Altar Samhain 2009 ~ Each Samhain there are memorial or burial services up in Circle Cemetery.  During Samhain 2009, ashes were interred.  Elsewhere, I have more photos and video of parts of the ceremony in 2009.  Here is the altar prepared for the services which follow.

Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, Wisconsin, USA

31 Oct 2009 Cemetery Altar Samhain 2009 © Nicholas Sea

01 Nov 2014 Gnome Home and Oak Leaves

01 Nov 2014 Gnome Home and Oak Leaves ~ At the entrance to Circle Cemetery as one comes up the steep Shrine Trail is Gnome Home.  A number of different Gnome figures have lived here, some slowly being absorbed back into the land.  This is where the Yule Log has rested throughout the seasons, year to year.

Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, Wisconsin, USA

Gnome Home and Oak Leaves 01 Nov 2014 © Nicholas Sea

30 Oct 2014 View To The Cemetery

30 Oct 2014 View To The Cemetery ~ From the stone circle, one can see over to Circle Cemetery.  The area is known for its oaks and birches.  With the changes in climate that are now upon us, warming temperatures likely mean that white birches will become less common on the land.  All of Nature is on the move.

Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, Wisconsin, USA

View To The Cemetery 30 Oct 2014 © Nicholas Sea