Shimmer
@leafshimmer.bsky.social
Vegetarian Witch, book obsessive, Mid-century fan, lover of the Living Rainbow, lewd appraiser of the unclothed male human form.
Thelemic (OTO) altar created by artist Steffi Grant, the real talent in the Grant family. It is said to be based upon a description written by Aleister Crowley.
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Thelemic (OTO) altar created by artist Steffi Grant, the real talent in the Grant family. It is said to be based upon a description written by Aleister Crowley.
Shimmer in the kitchen.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Shimmer in the kitchen.
A friend found this. She speaks my mind. And Old Hallows approaches, 11th day of the 11th month.
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
A friend found this. She speaks my mind. And Old Hallows approaches, 11th day of the 11th month.
Samhain for me is a season and a tide, not a day. But tonight is special for so many. Hope those who seek may feel the Blessing. I love this photo of my German Craft brother Kevin's Samhain altar from 2021.
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Samhain for me is a season and a tide, not a day. But tonight is special for so many. Hope those who seek may feel the Blessing. I love this photo of my German Craft brother Kevin's Samhain altar from 2021.
Witch Hazel wishes everyone a Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Witch Hazel wishes everyone a Happy Halloween!
Photo by @3dbill.bsky.social . Magic, beauty, joy.
October 30, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Photo by @3dbill.bsky.social . Magic, beauty, joy.
Lady Olivia Forbes-Robertson, Isis Oasis, October 1997. May her memory be a blessing.
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Lady Olivia Forbes-Robertson, Isis Oasis, October 1997. May her memory be a blessing.
I am very proud to be a contributor to this book.
October 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I am very proud to be a contributor to this book.
Wear your love like heaven
October 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Wear your love like heaven
Meanwhile, back at the Soiled Dove. Courtesy of Mr Edward Gorey.
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Meanwhile, back at the Soiled Dove. Courtesy of Mr Edward Gorey.
It was a beautiful October 12.
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It was a beautiful October 12.
Green Man of Autumn.
October 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Green Man of Autumn.
I feel in me immortal longings.
October 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I feel in me immortal longings.
Saint Joan of Arc. Detail of stained glass window salvaged from the convent of the Sisters of Jeanne d'Arc, Ottawa, circa 1900 (?). Bill Staubi collection, "The Grotto," currently on view at the Ottawa Art Gallery.
October 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Saint Joan of Arc. Detail of stained glass window salvaged from the convent of the Sisters of Jeanne d'Arc, Ottawa, circa 1900 (?). Bill Staubi collection, "The Grotto," currently on view at the Ottawa Art Gallery.
Chiaroscuro Claude, last Sunday evening.
October 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Chiaroscuro Claude, last Sunday evening.
Chateau Laurier yesterday in Ottawa. The wonderful Peace Garden restaurant nearby has great veggie food. I enjoyed a very nourishing and yummy lunch there.
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Chateau Laurier yesterday in Ottawa. The wonderful Peace Garden restaurant nearby has great veggie food. I enjoyed a very nourishing and yummy lunch there.
This was the best weekend of the year.
October 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This was the best weekend of the year.
Lovely hydrangea spotted today. One of my late mother's favorite flowers.
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lovely hydrangea spotted today. One of my late mother's favorite flowers.
Edward Gorey drawing currently on exhibit at the Houghton Library, Harvard. It is untitled--I think of it as "jeux d'esprit."
October 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Edward Gorey drawing currently on exhibit at the Houghton Library, Harvard. It is untitled--I think of it as "jeux d'esprit."
Posing with a fu dog... and recalling life in the Eighties.
October 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Posing with a fu dog... and recalling life in the Eighties.
It is October. But the sunflowers persist. And so do I.
October 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It is October. But the sunflowers persist. And so do I.
Where Alph, the sacred river ran Through caverns measureless to man... Marjorie Cameron as The Scarlet Woman in Kenneth Anger's Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome.
October 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Where Alph, the sacred river ran Through caverns measureless to man... Marjorie Cameron as The Scarlet Woman in Kenneth Anger's Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome.
Words for white folks to ponder.
September 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Words for white folks to ponder.
Missing my friend Rand today. His birthday. He left this world back in 2017.
September 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Missing my friend Rand today. His birthday. He left this world back in 2017.
Faun by Sidney Sime.
September 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Faun by Sidney Sime.