Outgoing today on @postcrossing ... she said she's into art and the paranormal. So: "Wayland's Smithy", by Anna Dillon. Supposedly, if you leave your horse and a coin outside the smithy overnight, the god will shoe it for you. A cunning ruse, making up a story like that when no-one has horses anymore to test it. Perhaps I should see if the god has kept up with the times and will change the tyres on a bicycle for me.

#WaylandsSmithy #art #WorldAltTextChampionshipEntry #postcrossing

I’m making great progress on my latest #painting: a hand painted #map of the main #megalithic sites in #Oxfordshire.

I have literally no idea why I didn’t paint this yeeeears ago.

#workinprogress #standingstones #ancientstonebothering #StandingStoneSunday #stonecircles #rollrightstones #waylandssmithy #uffingtonwhitehorse

At last! I have a fresh new #painting to show you: #WaylandsSmithy #LongBarrow. My first painting for 4 months & my first of 2026.

I've returned to a theme which I first explored with my paintbrushes (and muddy boots) 25+ years ago; ancient monuments, #standingstones & our #Neolithic past.

#Watercolour #Oxfordshire #standingStoneSunday #Prehistory #Archaeology #megalithic

Volunteering on the Ridgeway at Wayland's Smithy
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/oxfordshirecountycouncil/1979978

#SolarPunkSunday #Volunteer #WildLife #BioDiversity #Nature #Ridgeway #WaylandsSmithy #TheRidgeway

Went for a lovely autumnal walk along the Ridgeway to Wayland's Smithy today. Last year I wrote about the myths and legends of this area. Read more here:

http://ghostcatcherisles.com/2023/11/30/whispers-of-the-ancient-an-autumn-expedition-to-the-enigmatic-white-horse-of-uffington-the-ridgeway-and-waylands-smithy/ 

#waylandssmithy #theridgeway #uffingtonwhitehorse #ghostcatcherisles #mythsandlegends #autumnwalks #autumn

The name Wayland's Smithy has been linked to the Germanic smith-god Wayland or Weland. This legendary figure, also known as Volund in Norse mythology, is renowned for his exceptional craftsmanship and magical abilities
#stonebothering #TombTuesday #waylandssmithy #history
Read about this magical place here:

https://www.stonebothering.com/2020/10/waylands-smithy.html

Keep a look out this week for my upcoming blog post. Come with me and Weird Wiltshire (https://weird-wiltshire.co.uk/) on an Autumn ramble through the mystic lands of the Uffington White Horse. Hear about the mysterious White Horse and the stories surrounding it, the Ridgeway and Wayland's Smithy.

White Horse of Uffington
Image Credit: superdove (CC BY-NC-SA)
(https://www.worldhistory.org/image/357/white-horse-of-uffington/)

#GhostcatcherIsles #Uffington #waylandssmithy #whitehorse #theridgeway way

Just back from a fun afternoon of blog research, foraging and chatting with Weird Wiltshire's Emma. Wayland's Smithy and the Uffington White Horse are just over the border in Oxfordshire. Such fascinating places and steeped in mystery.

#waylandssmithy #oxfordshire #uffingtonwhitehorse #theridgeway #foraging #weirdwiltshire #GhostCatcherlsles #blogger #bloggersofinstagram #blogging #walk #autumnwalks #paranormal #uncannycommunity #folklore