That morning, the little witch woke up a few minutes before sunrise in a frosty forest.  Actually, it was rather a frosty half-forest as it was only freezing cold in the Northern section of the woods.  This  was the result of a freeze spell which had gone awry.  The girl had cast this spell over one half of the forest as a prank for her wizard, during his annual spring equinox visit from Africa to his beloved witch.  It was the first time that she had cast such a spell and it worked way better than she had expected.  This was yet another indication that – despite her young age - she was already a really powerful witch who still had a lot of trouble to dose her forces.  The result was that the Southern half of the forest had already passed the spring awakening and was buzzing with activity, with all birds and animals frenetically making nests, while the Northern half of the forest was still in a silent snowy winter slumber.  Also the teenage nymph (who hails from South-Asia) was shivering from the cold while performing her life-long mission to protect the little tree, which was destined to live over a thousand years and become the future mother tree of the forest.
Meanwhile it was already early April and - while walking through the sun-lit Southern section of the forest - the little witch saw a male blackbird with his beak full of earthworms, meaning the first little blackbirds had hatched.  So now it was clear … winter should end in the Northern section immediately!!  At that moment, the witch got into the mood to light the annual Spring bonfire and the girl’s intuition told her to do it right next to the tiny future mother tree.  This meant that the little nymph could also join in the party, as she is self-confined to a radius of 100 yards from the little tree which she is protecting day and night.
So with the help of some badgers and squirrels, the girls collected a pile of firewood, after which – with an elegant hand movement - the young witch created a floating spark to set it ablaze.  Soon both the witch and nymph felt the pleasant warmth of the yellow flames, which brought them in the right mood for a long, tender hug.  The witch felt the nymph’s heartbeat and both hearts started to beat spontaneously in sync.  After opening her eyes, the girl saw that the mother tree was also pulsating, emitting a pinkish glow, perfectly in sync with the heartbeats of both girls.  Gradually, the light became stronger and a few minutes later, it had become so intense that with every pulse, a pink concentric circle rippled through the snow, eventually travelling all the way to the outer edges of the forest.  Meanwhile, both girls – after slipping out of their white dresses -  held each other even firmer, feeling each other’s heartbeat even more intensely, while the snow started to melt and waterdrops were dripping down from the twigs of all surrounding trees, causing a flash drip shower all over the woods.  The air and the soil quickly warmed up in the whole Northern half of the forest.  When one hour later the witch and nymph finally loosened their grip on each other, all the snow had gone and the whole forest was full of fresh green leaves.  Spring had finally awakened …

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Artwork by Irina Alexandrovna (Ironika)

Witchtape #92 | Guest Wizz : Soul Balm

Witches are the guardians of the forests.  We're not evil or dark, just a bit shy.  And even surprisingly sweet and kind... as long as you respect the forest.

Art project of Hekske ('Little Witch' in my native Flemish language).
Founded on the 22nd of January 2017

Avatar and wallpaper by Ironika (Irina Alexandrovna)

Witchtape #92 | Guest Wizz : Soul Balm

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