Running Hare

See also the previous posts:
• Stained Glass Hare
• Wild and Clever, Bold and Free

Image: Artist unknown.

Morning Light

Image: Subjects and photographer unknown.

Merman

Image 1: Vilela Valentin.
Images 2-4: Artists unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• Encounter
• Merman – I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII
• A Merman Named Eric
• Poseidon

Bel Homme

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.

Golden

Why resist what’s good for you?
The signs are clear
It’s just a matter of intention
Choosing to believe again is golden
Promises of something new
Choosing to believe again
Is golden

~ From “Keep the Sun (On Everything I Do)”
by Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri
(from their 2013 album,
A Place Where I Can Go)

Image: Photographer unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• Golden-Coloured Eyes
• In Golden Light
• Golden One
• A Still Moment
• Eyes of the Hare
• The Golden Hare
• The Beauty of the Hare | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII

A 12-Minute Bodyweight Workout for Hips and Core

Kellen Milad’s Strength + Flow Fitness YouTube channel is “dedicated to helping you move better for fitness and a higher quality of life.”

Says Kellen about the following video: “This quick 12-minute DAILY DOSE of movement will help keep your body in balance for better workouts, fewer injuries, and relieve from chronic aches and pains. It is great for all levels as they are valuable movements for beginners and experienced movers alike. The focus is on shoulder and thoracic mobility, hip strength, and core stability.”




See also the previous posts:
• A 10-Minute Ultimate Beginners Workout
• An “Ultimate Beginners” Workout
• A “Super Beginner” Workout
• “5 Minute Abs” with The Body Coach
• The Body Coach’s “7 Days of Sweat Challenge” – Day 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
• Jordan Yeoh’s 10 Minute Bodyweight Workout
• Funk Roberts’ 10 Minute Bodyweight Workout
• Yoga for Burning Belly Fat
• Stan’s Workout Targeting Lower Abdominal Fat
• Ten Chair Exercises to Help Reduce Belly Fat
• A 10-Minute Low Impact and Full Body Beginners Workout
• A Standing FUPA and Belly Fat Workout

Related Off-site Link:
• The Official Strength + Flow Fitness YouTube Channel

Morning Light

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.

Winter Hare

~ Artwork by D.Coble

See also the previous posts:
• Winter Hare ~ 2023 | 2020 | 2017 | 2016 | 2014 | 2011
• Hares in Winter
• Wintry Scene
• Sub-Zero
• In Winter Field
• Winter's Herald
• Snow Is in the Air
• Across Winter Fields
• The Winter King
• In the Winter Garden
• Winter Rest
• Hare in Snow
• The Promise of Imbolc

Bel Homme

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• Bel Homme – December 25, 2024
• Bel Homme – December 24, 2023
• Bel Homme – December 24, 2021
• Bel Homme – December 24, 2015
• Hare Décor – December 15, 2018
• Hare Décor – December 13, 2012
• Christmas Hare
• Hare’s Christmas
• Christmas Hare and Moon
• Festive Hares
• The Christmas Leveret
• Christmas Phallus

Tan Lines

Image: Subjects and photographer unknown.

A Time of Descent and Rest

~ Artwork by Jane Keay

The winter solstice time is no longer celebrated as it once was, with the understanding that this is a period of descent and rest, of going within our homes, within ourselves and taking in all that we have been through, all that has passed in this full year which is coming to a close. Like nature and the animal kingdom around us, this time of hibernation is so necessary for our tired limbs, our burdened minds.

Our modern culture teaches avoidance at a max at this time – alcohol, lights, shopping, overworking, overspending, comfort food and consumerism.

And yet the natural tug to go inwards as nearly all creatures are doing is strong, and the weather so bitter that people are left feeling that winter is hard, because for those of us without burning fires and big festive families, it can be lonely and isolating.

Whereas in actual fact, winter is kind; she points us in her quiet soft way towards our inner self, towards this annual time of peace and reflection, embracing the darkness and forgiving, accepting and loving, embracing goodbye to the past year.

“Winter takes away the distractions, the buzz, and presents us with the perfect time to rest and withdraw into a womb like love, bringing fire and light to our hearth.”

. . . And then, just around the corner, the new year will begin again. And like a seed planted deep in the earth, we will all rise once again with renewed energy to dance in the sunlight.

Life is a gift.

Happy winter to you all.

~ Brigit Anna McNeill

See also the previous posts:
• Winter Solstice
• Let the Spiral Turn and Turn
• Winter Solstice Blessing
• Honoring the Darkness While Remembering the Light
• Happy Winter Solstice
• Light-Bearer
• Sol Invictus
• The Return of the Sun
• Winter Hare

Image: Jane Keay.

The Mopper

See also the previous posts:
• Out of a Barrel
• Duo
• Trickster
• Mirror Dancer
• Afternoon Light
• Saaxiib Qurux Badan
• Rainbow Dancer

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.