Megwetch

That is Ojibwa for Thank You.A dear friend and teacher who is an Ojibwa elder used this alabaster shell filled with burning sage to perform an early morning smudge ceremony as we thanked Nature for its gifts .We did the ceremony on the banks of Walden Pond and it truly was magical .I edited it in PS for iPad and thought it was appropriate for the ETSOOI-32 challenge.Theme-Magical.

http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/21749/etsooi-32-magical

[Kay Hodges]

Cool shot and pov

[Call me Joe]

and I thank U for sharing this lovely picture:)

[katy]

Wonderful shot filled with great color. It sounds like a fabulous ceremony.

[Milanie]

Oh my, yes. What a really interesting picture. How fascinating the story behind it.

[Mike]

Great story and photo. I have seen a smudging ceremony before but only from a distance. Very magical to me !! Fav for me

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nice capture!

[Kathy]

Interesting shot and story.

[Jackie greenfield]

Oooh that's different & did I say cool ! :-)

[Kiran]

Oh, that light and smoke is purely magical. Very cool.

[Lisa]

I love everything about this. I'm so thankful for the love of Nature that my Mother passed onto me... This image makes me want to 'breathe it in' Fav

[Leia Smith]

This is really magical, Hope! You nailed the theme.

[Tracy]

Its definitely magical...what a wonderful image. I'd love to attend such a ceremony!

[Sharon Simpson]

A splendid catch! It looks like a fascinating ceremony!

[Margaret Obey]

Sounds fascinating, looks wonderful

[Gena Pegg]

Totally gorgeous and beautifully processed! What a treat to be able to witness this!

[Andrea]

Beautifully processed. Lovely capture and meaning

[Nicole Campbell]

You captured a really great shot.

[Tremerryn]

I hadn't heard of this ceremony before - your picture is wonderful, certainly magical and atmospheric.

[Jocasta]

wow - quite magical - and really interesting - I'm off to google to find out more about it.

[Krista Marson]

very shaman-feeling,

[Rachel]

This is so cool and interesting. fantastic shot

[Lois]

Great colors!

[Taffy]

This is so perfect for the theme/challenge, Hope. Great photo!

[Smitha]

very story telling picture. very magical.

[Joan Robillard]

Just lovely.

[Lisa]

magical

[Mary Siegle]

Beautiful photo. It's going in my favorites. And thank you for the description of the ceremony.

[Leanne M Williams]

A beautiful photo and it would have been so lovely to do that first thing in the morning. Hmmmm.....I might go and do that right now :-) This is definitely a fav :-)