Sirius Rising and Starwood, 2003 - Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF

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.

Duir - ADF Regional Druid for the Heartland Region.

Duir's amazing camper.

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

ADF Archdruid Skip Ellison and Kirk in the ADF tent.

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

The bonfire for Sirius Rising - unlit.

The Sirius Rising bonfire, very much lit!

Kirk's tent - before the deluge.	The Roundhouse, where drumming and dancing around the fire take place all night long.	The unlit bonfire for Starwood - note how much larger it is!	Kirk in the Cernummos mask and in Skip's WARM cloak - for getting to the bonfire without freezing.
A close-up of Kirk in the Cernunnos antlers and Green Man mask.	Kirk in the body painting for dancing the Starwood bonfire.	The body painting from behind. The white ties are supposed to be hidden by hair - but Kirk has none!