🌱The Crunchy Fascist II🌱

All of the stories my husband and I know about our ancestors are strictly the result of years of genealogical research. None of it was known to our families so we never knew about any of it as we were growing up. I'm so glad we are able to provide our children with a different experience than what we had. An experience where they know the glories and the history of their blood line so they never have to feel weak, alone, or out of place in the world. I encourage everyone to do the same and research your family lines if you were like us and weren't taught about it growing up. The erasure of ancestral history is highly dis-empowering for a person and it happens to be one of our enemy's favorite tricks. You do not have to live with that if you don't want to. 🤍

...fought Indians, befriended Squanto, organized and attended the first Thanksgiving in America, fought and died on both sides of the American Civil War, fought the Mexicans, fought the French, fought in every American war up to Korea, came west in covered wagons, and were the first white settlers in Iowa. They passed all those wild and amazing legacies on to us here today and for that, we know we are very blessed.🤍💫

Last night as we invited the ancestors into our house to feast with us, my son, who is 10 started to name the various deeds of all his ancestors. We all joined in naming more and here's some of what was said...
Our ancestors sailed on the Mayflower, killed Atila the Hun, conquered England, went raiding, navigated every ocean, cleared the path for Americans to go westward into Kentucky, were horse theives and counterfeiters, came west for the gold rush, were mariners, forest wardens, teachers, doctors, farmers, hunters, trackers, shop owners, judges, and revrends. Were Deacons, doctors, and lawmen at Plymouth Colony, fought in the American Revolution, died in the American Revolution protecting George Washington, answered the call from William Wallace to fight against England, fought at Culloden, brought the flax industry to Scotland, were friends of Charles Darwin's, were branded rebels by Christian kings and queens, were branded religious extremists for their kind of Christianity, (continued)

This is how it feels to be a history buff and read about great deeds of the ancient times

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The Holloway in the Rain.
Waseley Hills, Birmingham, UK

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Some pictures I took of the Moon last night. My poor excuse for a camera didn't do this scene justice at all. The whole sky was lit up like it was morning at 10pm. While I was taking the pictures, I watched a black bear walking by down the street and I heard an owl hooting in some nearby trees. It's definitely the October Full Moon. 🖤💀🦉