#G-d I cannot wait until Sukkot

[fourhornedsatyr]

As a Jewish biologist & general outdoorswoman, I love Tu B'shvat.

She is a tiny little minor holiday meant to give rythm to our ancient cycles of harvest & offerings, and that only makes me love her more. It really just adds to the normalization of environmental stewardship in judaism that I adore so much.

I love how often my academic, self-acquired, and ancestral knowledge is so commonly called upon in my community, and how they laugh as I bust at the seams on Tu B'shvat as I blather on about ecosystems, foraging, and sustainability more than any other day -- at least at the oneg.