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      <image:caption>My rosemary plant bloomed just before the cold came, then moved inside and continued anyway—growth showing up in unexpected soil.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Yarrow has been worked with for both healing and protection across North America, Asia, Europe for centuries. In traditional Indigenous, magical and herbal practices yarrow is valued for its power to support wounds, emotional resilience, and boundaries  When I see her here in my garden under snow and I recognize how grief and growth can coexist. Yarrow’s many cultivated varieties show how life adapts, yet the root characteristics of the species stays and endures. I take that as a lesson: what wants to bloom from grief might not look like what we expect, but it still rises.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>First light in the studio. A desk full of brushes and the promise of something new, even if I don’t know what it will become.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Who said compression socks can’t be fun and remind me of how much I have to be grateful for?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Luna moths guide me into the quiet mystery of transformation. Painted by hand, held with care.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This piece depicts a part in the individuation process—mourning the loss of self. Who we are becoming, grieves who we once were. You can find prints in my shop here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A dahlia in its autumn chapter of life.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>You don’t need land. You don’t even need plants. A grief garden can be a single pot, a photograph, a memory, or even just the sacred space we make together through conversation, breath, and ritual. It’s not about what you grow. It’s about what we tend.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>— Grief Garden Client</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>✨ Want to Learn More? If you’re grieving and don’t know where to begin, I’d be honored to walk with you through it. You can read more details and book a session here: Garden Coaching If you're not sure where to start, a simple consultation is a beautiful first step. I’m dreaming into some future offerings to support this work like grief journals with unique prompts, printable altar designs, and custom memorial garden signs. If you’d like to be the first to know when they’re ready, you can join The Grove for early access and behind-the-scenes updates.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>First dahlia bud of the season. A reminder that nature does not run on our timelines. The pollinators weren’t waiting on me. Nature unfolds on her own terms.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A bumble bee doing its thing in a tall thistle flower (Cirsium altissimum)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The sick deer stands unmoving in the yard, its glassy eyes meeting mine through the kitchen window.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A daytime shot of the deer looking noticeably thinner with ragged fur, standing in tall green grass.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The deer curled up resting partially hidden by a pile of mulch.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A vulture, the ancient symbol of death and renewal, waits with patient stillness.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A bouquet of St. John’s Wort, a plant that once symbolized stability in the garden before the floods came.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The jewelweed grew thick and wild, concealing the quiet path where the deer had spent its final days.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The deer’s body lay motionless, its stillness both heartbreaking and inevitable.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The healthy and alert deer had been nearby as the sick one neared its final days.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The last trace: a patch of flattened grass and tufts of hair where the deer had died.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pulling weeds as a metaphor for letting go of what no longer serves.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ukrainian women celebrate Ivan Kupala with traditional flower crown wreaths and white dresses, marking nature’s abundance and the power of feminine beauty and mystery. (Photo: [Freepik)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Grove Blog -  Summer Solstice in the Garden: Tending the Light Within -  - Summer Solstice Aboriginal Arts Festival</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ottawa, Canada, also known as Turtle Island to Indigenous people who have called North America Home. Native men stand after performing traditional dance in Summer Solstice Aboriginal Arts Festival for Aboriginal Day in Massey Park in Ottawa, Canada</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Grove Blog -  Summer Solstice in the Garden: Tending the Light Within -  China – Hani Summer Festival (Red Rice &amp;amp; Harvest Blessings)</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Hani people of Yunnan Province honor the rhythms of nature through seasonal ceremonies rooted in agriculture and ancestral worship. Around the time of the summer solstice, they give thanks for the growing season through offerings, dances, and rituals at sacred forest shrines and village altars. These traditions reflect a deep spiritual connection to the land, water, and rice terraces that sustain them.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A solstice-aligned summer celebration of renewal, sunlight, and ancestral connection In the Sakha Republic of Russia (Yakutia), the Indigenous Sakha people honor the summer solstice with Yhyakh, a vibrant and sacred festival marking the new year, fertility, and the return of the sun. Yhyakh typically takes place around June 21–23, aligning with the longest day of the year in this northern region where the sun barely sets. The celebration begins with traditional cleansing rituals and offerings to nature spirits. People wear national dress, perform Ohuokhai (a circular group dance), and share kumis (fermented mare’s milk) as a sacred drink. The festival is both a joyful gathering and a spiritual renewal, rooted in ancient cosmology and deep reverence for the cycles of nature.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kupala Night in Belarus preserves ancient pagan summer solstice customs, most famously jumping over bonfires. Young couples leap hand-in-hand to test love and attract luck. Girls wear wildflower crowns and float them down rivers to divine their future. The night blends mystery and magic—searching for the mythical fern flower, bathing in dew, and singing folk songs deep into the summer night.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Swazi warriors in traditional dress during the Incwala festival, a sacred kingship and solstice-aligned ceremony in Eswatini. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In Mongolia’s grasslands, traditional Buu shamans hold summer solstice fire ceremonies—dancing, drumming, offering milk and fire to summon spirits and honor the sun’s apex around June 21–23. Held under vast skies, these communal rituals reflect deep reverence for nature’s power, seasonal renewal, and ancestral connection. (Photo: Getty Images)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A solstice-aligned agricultural and spiritual festival honoring Inti (the sun) and celebrating the harvest and planting cycle. In the Ecuadorian Andes, Inti Raymi is celebrated around the June solstice by Indigenous Kichwa communities, especially in Otavalo, Cotacachi, and surrounding highland regions. Rooted in Inca traditions venerating Inti, the sun god, the festival marks a time of gratitude, purification, and renewal at the start of the harvest season. Celebrants wear vibrant traditional garments, dance in wide circles, and play Andean instruments, their rhythmic stomping honoring Pachamama (Mother Earth). It's both a sacred ritual and a form of cultural resilience, joyfully reclaiming ancestral ways in the face of ongoing colonization.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Latvians gather to celebrate Jani - the Summer Solstice. Known as Saulsstavji, this ancient festival in June marks a sacred pause in nature's rhythm, when light, energy, and life are at their peak. The word "solstice" comes from Latin - sol (sun) and stitium (to stand still) - reflecting the stillness and power of this moment. (Photo: WikiCommons)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Grove Blog -  Summer Solstice in the Garden: Tending the Light Within -  Seattle, USA - Fremont Solstice Parade</image:title>
      <image:caption>This irreverent and colorful parade in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood blends art, activism, and body paint. Held on the weekend closest to the solstice, the event channels the playful spirit of the season with giant puppets, bicycles, and unrestrained creative expression.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Also known as Rasos, Joninės blends pagan midsummer rites with St. John’s Day traditions. Celebrants weave flower crowns, leap over bonfires, and search for the mythical blooming fern: symbols of luck, fertility, and the mystical height of summer. (Photo: Wikicommons)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Grove Blog -  Summer Solstice in the Garden: Tending the Light Within -  England - Stonehenge Summer Solstice Celebration</image:title>
      <image:caption>At dawn on the summer solstice, the sun rises in perfect alignment with Stonehenge’s ancient Heel Stone. For over 4,000 years, this sacred site has drawn pilgrims, Druids, and modern seekers to witness the light of the longest day illuminating stone and spirit alike.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Swedish Midsummer revels in light, love, and nature. Families and friends raise maypoles, sing folk songs, and dance in flower crowns. Strawberries, new potatoes, and pickled herring fill the tables as the nation pauses to honor joy, community, and the magic of the sun. (Photo: Wikicommons)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Grove Blog -  Summer Solstice in the Garden: Tending the Light Within -  Finnish - Juhannus</image:title>
      <image:caption>Held around June 24, Juhannus celebrates the summer solstice with bonfires, lakeside saunas, and gatherings under the midnight sun. Traditionally linked to fertility, light, and nature spirits, it’s one of Finland’s most cherished holidays, often spent in the countryside surrounded by forest and water. (Photo: Wikicommons)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Grove Blog -  Summer Solstice in the Garden: Tending the Light Within -  Spain – Hogueras de San Juan (Bonfires of Saint John)</image:title>
      <image:caption>A fiery midsummer celebration of purification, protection, and release Held on the eve of the summer solstice, Hogueras de San Juan ignites beaches, streets, and mountaintops across Spain, especially in Alicante, Galicia, and Catalonia. Though officially tied to Saint John the Baptist’s Day (June 24), the festival carries deep pagan roots, honoring the longest day of the year with fire as a sacred transformer. Revelers light massive bonfires, jump over flames, and sometimes burn handwritten wishes or fears, symbolizing release and renewal. In coastal regions, it’s common to run into the sea at midnight for a ritual cleansing. It’s a jubilant blend of folklore, fire magic, and communal joy.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A forgotten bed, tangled in ivy and daffodils. I didn’t plan to clear it—but it was waiting for me anyway.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>After hours of pulling roots I didn’t plant, the soil begins to breathe again. Clearing ground, inside and out.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dirt that will become rich nutrient soil!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A base layer of protection and release. Cardboard to smother the old, compost to feed the new.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Grove Blog - How an Impulsive Nursery Trip Turned Into a Ritual of Release</image:title>
      <image:caption>Spacing out a future I can't yet see. Trusting that something slow and deep will grow here.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Three portals into patience. Each hole a soft promise to stay.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Grove Blog - How an Impulsive Nursery Trip Turned Into a Ritual of Release</image:title>
      <image:caption>It doesn’t look like much. But this tangle of roots will become food, ritual, and something worth waiting for.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cradled in compost and possibility. Each crown rests on its own little hill, nestled with care.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Layered in mulch, scattered with intention.</image:caption>
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