Quinkins is a malevolent goblin-like being from Australian folklore. Its kangaroo tail allows it to jump great distances read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae #goblins #folklore #booksky

Quinkins is a malevolent goblin-like being from Australian folklore. Its kangaroo tail allows it to jump great distances

read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae

#goblins #folklore #booksky

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks" ~ John Muir 'John of the Mountains' and 'Father of the National Parks', the Scottish-born American was #botd 1838

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks"
~ John Muir

'John of the Mountains' and 'Father of the National Parks', the Scottish-born American was #botd 1838

For #ThickTrunkTuesday I thought I'd share a picture of my late grandfather, William Rae, standing beside an elderly sycamore planted by William Burnes the father of Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns. He was President of Alloway Burns Club 📷 Scottish Field

For #ThickTrunkTuesday I thought I'd share a picture of my late grandfather, William Rae, standing beside an elderly sycamore planted by William Burnes the father of Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns. He was President of Alloway Burns Club.

📷 Scottish Field

Here's a Cumbrian inspired 'Wind in the Willows': broc (badger) as Badger mowdiwarp (mole) as Mole paddock (toad) as Mr. Toad watter-moose (water vole) as Ratty art: Bluebells in the West Wood by Chris Dunn

Here's a Cumbrian inspired 'Wind in the Willows':

broc (badger) as Badger
mowdiwarp (mole) as Mole
paddock (toad) as Mr. Toad
watter-moose (water vole) as Ratty

art: Bluebells in the West Wood by Chris Dunn

It's #WorldCurlewDay and in Cumbrian dialects, 'cushart' is curlew in folklore, if you hear a curlew at night, it means that bad luck is coming; if heard during the day, it signifies the arrival of bad weather art: Robert E Fuller

It's #WorldCurlewDay and in Cumbrian dialects, 'cushart' is curlew

in folklore, if you hear a curlew at night, it means that bad luck is coming; if heard during the day, it signifies the arrival of bad weather

art: Robert E Fuller

A glorious morning here in the southern most part of the Lake District National Park. Enveloped in birdsong and cherry blossom. There's the faint call of a cuckoo in the background.

"Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties more: folklorepress.co.uk #folklore #lakedistrict #booksky

"Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae

come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties

more: folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky

Introducing the new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire more: folkloreofscotland.com #folklore #Scotland #booksky

Introducing the new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire

more: folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #Scotland #booksky

The 'Blue Men of the Minch' inhabit the stretch of water between the Outer Hebrides and mainland Scotland, looking for sailors to drown and stricken boats to sink read more: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" folkloreofscotland.com #mythologymonday #Scotland

The 'Blue Men of the Minch' inhabit the stretch of water between the Outer Hebrides and mainland Scotland, looking for sailors to drown and stricken boats to sink

read more: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#mythologymonday #Scotland

"Red is the colour of lust. But green is what lust leaves behind, in heart, in womb" In local myth, the Green Knight and Sir Gawain lived in the Forest of Inglewood (Wood of the Angles) more in my: "Folklore of the Lake District" #mythologymonday #booksky art: Julek Heller

"Red is the colour of lust. But green is what lust leaves behind, in heart, in womb"

In local myth, the Green Knight and Sir Gawain lived in the Forest of Inglewood (Wood of the Angles)

more in my: "Folklore of the Lake District"

#mythologymonday #booksky
art: Julek Heller

"Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties more: folklorepress.co.uk #folklore #lakedistrict #booksky

"Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae

come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties

more: folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky

Introducing the new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire more: folkloreofscotland.com #folklore #Scotland #booksky

Introducing the new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire

more: folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #Scotland #booksky

Bluebell is 'craw-feet' in Westmorland, and 'crow-foot' in Cumberland dialects It's unlucky to bring bunches of bluebells into ones home as they are the flower of the Fae Folk #wildflowers #folklore #Cumbria art: The Fairy Wood by Henry Meynell Rheam

Bluebell is 'craw-feet' in Westmorland, and 'crow-foot' in Cumberland dialects

It's unlucky to bring bunches of bluebells into ones home as they are the flower of the Fae Folk

#wildflowers #folklore #Cumbria
art: The Fairy Wood by Henry Meynell Rheam

Fairie or Elf, Klippe is a guardian to all those walking lonely moorland at night. A spritely fellow who dances beside the traveller to ensure a safe journey more in my "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" folkloreofscotland.com #folklore #Scotland #booksky art: Brian Froud

Fairie or Elf, Klippe is a guardian to all those walking lonely moorland at night. A spritely fellow who dances beside the traveller to ensure a safe journey

more in my "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #Scotland #booksky
art: Brian Froud

#NationalPrimroseDay Primula vulgaris is one of our first woodland blooms and an important nectar source In Cumbrian dialects, 'prime-rose' is primrose touching a rock with a posy of primrose flowers will open a doorway to the Land of the Fae #wildflowers #folklore #Cumbria

#NationalPrimroseDay Primula vulgaris is one of our first woodland blooms and an important nectar source

in Cumbrian dialects, 'prime-rose' is primrose

touching a rock with a posy of primrose flowers will open a doorway to the Land of the Fae

#wildflowers #folklore #Cumbria

In lore, Meg of Meldon and her daughters were turned to stone by wizard Michael Scot, for profaning the Sabbath and dancing wildly on the moor. They are now 'Long Meg and Her Daughters' stone circle more: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae https://folklorepress.co.uk/ #bookwormsat #lakedistrict

Meg of Meldon and her daughters were turned to stone by wizard Michael Scot, for profaning the Sabbath and dancing wildly on the moor. They are now 'Long Meg and Her Daughters' stone circle

more: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

#bookwormsat #lakedistrict

Yester Castle, built by Hugo de Giffard, the Wizard. The castle was built over an entrance to Hell and the builders were an army of goblins provided by the Devil. The only remaining complete structure is the subterranean Goblin Ha'  more in my: "Folklore of Scotland" #bookwormsat #Scotland

Yester Castle, built by Hugo de Giffard, the Wizard. The castle was built over an entrance to Hell and the builders were an army of goblins provided by the Devil. The only remaining complete structure is the subterranean Goblin Hall.

more in my: "Folklore of Scotland"

#bookwormsat #Scotland

Clanyard Bay on the Galloway coast is haunted by a lone piper who foolishly entered a cave full of Fairie treasure

read more in my "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #scotland #booksky

"Ghostly ladies dressed in white
Fly around the castle grounds at night"

In legend, Pendragon Castle was built by Uther, the father of King Arthur

more in my "Folklore of the Lake District"

#folklore #shortfilm #bookwormsat

'The Janet Tree' is the tale of the knitting witch of Shap

read more in "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae

link: folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #shortfilm #booksky

Trauco is the 'seducer of the woods' a fruit-eating goblin from South American folklore, able to seduce humans by his gaze or breath and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae #goblins #folklore #booksky

Trauco is the 'seducer of the woods' a fruit-eating goblin from South American folklore, able to seduce humans by his gaze or breath

and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae

#goblins #folklore #booksky

#FaerieFriday Ghillie Dhu is a male Fairie and forest guardian disguised under foliage and moss, living amongst birch trees. He will come to the aid of lost children. more in my new: 'Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror' folkloreofscotland.com #folklore #scotland #booksky

#FaerieFriday Ghillie Dhu is a male Fairie and forest guardian disguised under foliage and moss, living amongst birch trees. He will come to the aid of lost children.

more in my new: 'Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror'
folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #scotland #booksky

dew-drops caught in the spider's web - a string of diamonds dew-drops caught in the spider's web - a string of tears from: "often I stop and look back" bardofcumberland.com/poetry #haiku #poetry #booksky art: Asako Eguchi

dew-drops caught
in the spider's web -
a string of diamonds

dew-drops caught
in the spider's web -
a string of tears

from: "often I stop and look back"
bardofcumberland.com/poetry

#haiku #poetry #booksky
art: Asako Eguchi

#BatAppreciationDay 🦇 the natives of Renwick were once known as 'bats' because of the monstrous bat-like being seen flying around their ruined church read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae info: folklorepress.co.uk #folklore #lakedistrict #booksky

#BatAppreciationDay 🦇 the natives of Renwick were once known as 'bats' because of the monstrous bat-like being seen flying around their ruined church

read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
info: folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky

Probably had no need to.

Muki, the 'pale goblin' from the high mountains of Peru, known for kidnapping unbaptised children and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae more: folklorepress.co.uk #goblins #folklore #booksky

Muki, the 'pale goblin' from the high mountains of Peru, known for kidnapping unbaptised children

and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk

#goblins #folklore #booksky

A 'wraith' is an undead being from Scottish folklore, the embodiment of a soul on the verge of death Also a 'waff' in Northumberland and 'swarth' in Cumbrian dialects #PhantomsFriday #Scotland art: Vera Violetta

A 'wraith' is an undead being from Scottish folklore, the embodiment of a soul on the verge of death

Also a 'waff' in Northumberland and 'swarth' in Cumbrian dialects

#PhantomsFriday #Scotland
art: Vera Violetta

"Out of the Firth with his reckless crew He sailed on a Christmas morning!" Swallowed by the sea and all hands lost, but the 'ghost ship' Betsy Jane is still seen desperately trying to reach Whitehaven harbour more in my: 'Folklore of the Lake District' #phantomsfriday #booksky

"Out of the Firth with his reckless crew
He sailed on a Christmas morning!"

Swallowed by the sea and all hands lost, but the 'ghost ship' Betsy Jane is still seen desperately trying to reach Whitehaven harbour

more in my: 'Folklore of the Lake District'

#phantomsfriday #booksky

Goblin Family Tree A fabulous illustration by Robert Ingen that complements my: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: an Encyclopedia of World Folklore" bardofcumberland.com/folklore/ #goblins #folklore #booksky

Goblin Family Tree

A fabulous illustration by Robert Ingen that complements my:

"Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: an Encyclopedia of World Folklore"
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/

#goblins #folklore #booksky