Side of hill, dirt path with darkening sky in background, loft of picture a blue herald with large stick with leaves and lights, the left of shot an array of costumed and made up folks with fiery torches in hand and a big blue banner in the back right.

#Summer court and #Queen preparing for #Battle #BeltaneFireSociety #Samhuinn on #ArthursSeat #Edinburgh #Halloween #Scotland #Samhain delighted to find out the #SummerQueen was from my home state of #Tasmania, an extra honour to #steward for her!

Foreground right of picture is large flaming torch out of focus, behind that is a smiling bearded man with striking blue, yellow and black face paint, beanie and head torch, black jacket with orange hivis vest with the Beltane Fire Society logo and a radio mic

Also at #Halloween I was delighted to #volunteer as a #Steward for the #BeltaneFireSociety at #Samhuinn in #Edinburgh, #Winter defeated #Summer in a spectacular battle presided over by the #Cailleach #Edinburgh #Scotland #Samhain roll on #Beltane