Now begins the feast of the first fruits: Lammas, or Lughnasadh, observed from early August. It is the season of seeds, nuts, and ripening fruits. The haws and rose hips are ripening in the hedgerows, while blackberries, elderberries, apples, and rowan berries can be gathered from the trees. One of my favourite finds is hazelnuts growing in the trees along country lanes.

Lughnasadh, the first harvest festival, takes its name from Lugh, the saviour god.

The temperature is growing cooler, and the breezes are gaining strength. As the meadow flowers and grasses go to seed, they are blown and dispersed upon the winds of Lugh.

May the season of Lughnasadh bring you bright blessings of fulfilment and abundance.