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Summer solstice and it is raining, raining, raining. Here in Norway we traditionally celebrate midsummer on the 23th, on St. John´s Day, but with Ardi here, we have learned a new solstice tradition.
She had told us about it for several days, that some time during today, when we were all gathered (even Marta is at home for a few days and could take part) she had something she wanted to do together with us. On the photo above we have cleaned the table after dinner and Ardi is telling Marta, and us, about weathergram, inspired by Lloyd Reynolds.
Here is from the information sheet Ardi brought:
The Weathergram was invited by Lloyd Reynolds. Lloyd is considered to be the father of calligraphy on the West Coast, especially Oregon.
Lloyd´s idea for Weathergrams originally came from the Japanese tradition of attaching prayer slips to trees. Lloyd thought it would be nice to write a short verse (similar to a haiku) in calligraphy about some sudden insight. This thought, or insight, would then be left hanging outdoors between the equinox and the solstice, and the solstice and the equinox. This exposure to the elements would weather the verse (hence, Weathergrams) making it complete. The verse is often written on a strip cut from a brown paper bag with a piece of twine attached.
On my weathergram I decided to use words on a print which was given me by my hostess in Venice in April, Alessia. There were some construction work going on in the palazzio of Alessia and her husband, and as an excuse for the noise, I was given this lovely print (an a couple of bottles of wine and a bag of local biscotties.........sure, I did not mind the noise at all :-))
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them"
Terje is hanging his weathergram.......which is about how he loves the singing of the birds in the morning.
Here is Marta´s.
Thank you Ardi for presenting a new tradition to The House in the Woods and the Lindland family.
