Mabon

Mabon is the Witches Thanksgiving. This marks the second harvest of the year, the harvest of the fruit. Look in the markets and you will find local peaches, pears, watermelons, and corn among the squash, pumpkins and other things. This is the time when farmers are working on getting their crops harvested and getting every thing to the market. Their work assures those of us who live surrounded by concrete and asphalt that we will have enough to eat. Enough to sustain us until the spring. I, for one, heartily thank them for their work. As a young teenager, I did field work for a few years on a farm in Idaho. It is hard, hot, and sweaty work. We returned home each afternoon sunburned, and sometimes with cuts from the tools we had to use. Those summers helped me to make up my mind about education, especially my own. I didn't have the physical stamina or the dedication to join the ranks of farm families, but I do have a great admiration for them.

This is also the time of the fall equinox. The balance between the light and dark begins to tip on the fulcrum toward the dark time of the year. We will see the days shorten in the Northern Hemisphere, and the cool evenings will lengthen into longer nights. We can look forward to evenings in front of a fire with a book or knitting needles in hand. At least that is what I'm looking forward to doing. It is also a time to look at your community and see what you can do to help others. There are more people who need your help than anytime in recent memory. I want to find what I can do that will make the biggest impact.

In summary, thank you to the farmers of this world without you we wouldn't eat, very important. It is time to reflect on our abundance, and time to share it with others.