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Sirius Rising and Starwood, 2003

This year Kirk went to Sirius Rising and Starwood, two Pagan festivals held at the Brushwood Folklore Center near Sherman, NY, the same place that Wellspring is held. He camped in Druid Heights with the other ADF members and survived the wettest two weeks in those festivals history! But when the sun was shining, it was glorious. There, Skip Ellison, ADF Archdruid, passed down his Cernunnos Antler Headress and Green Man mask to Kirk, who continued the 10-year tradition by dancing in them around the Starwood Fire.

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The ADF Tent

The ADF Tent.

 

Duir - ADF Heartland RD

Duir - ADF Regional Druid for the Heartland Region.

 

Duir's Camper

Duir's amazing camper.

 

Karen - Our Lady of Caffeine

Karen - Our Lady of Caffeine. Early morning coffee a speciality!

Skip and Kirk

ADF Archdruid Skip Ellison and Kirk in the ADF tent.

Skip, Francesca and Kirk

Skip, Francesca and Kirk around the fire on a dry evening.

Sirius Rising Bonfire - unlit

The bonfire for Sirius Rising - unlit.

 

Sirius Rising Bonfire - lit!

The Sirius Rising bonfire, very much lit!

Kirk's tent

Kirk's tent - before the deluge.

 

 

 

The Roundhouse

The Roundhouse, where drumming and dancing around the fire take place all night long.

 

 

 

Starwood Bonfire - unlit

The unlit bonfire for Starwood - note how much larger it is!

 

 

 

Kirk with antlers

Kirk in the Cernummos mask and in Skip's WARM cloak - for getting to the bonfire without freezing.

Kirk with antlers - closeup

A close-up of Kirk in the Cernunnos antlers and Green Man mask.

Body painting

Kirk in the body painting for dancing the Starwood bonfire.

More body painting

The body painting from behind. The white ties are supposed to be hidden by hair - but Kirk has none!