#elm tree

[welldigger62]

This is my giant tree in the front yard. I mentioned two days ago that it is dying. Had a tree guy up here, they will be taking it down next week.

The large vertical piece on the left is shedding its bark. They think it might have been hit by lightning. I know for sure that the two trees in the back yard have been hit, on two different years. You can’t believe how loud it is when lightning strikes a tree only 25 feet from your house. 😮

[nemfrog]

Grooves etched into a tree by the larger European elm bark beetle. The transformations (or metamorphoses) of insects. 1882.

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[historypaintings]

William Penn's Treaty with the Indians

Artist: Edward Savage (American, 1761-1817)

Date: c. 1800

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Description

The Treaty of Shackamaxon, otherwise known as William Penn’s Treaty with the Indians or “Great Treaty,” is Pennsylvania’s most longstanding historical tradition, a counterpart to the foundation stories of Virginia (John Smith and Pocahontas) and New England (the first Thanksgiving). According to the tradition, soon after William Penn (1644-1718) arrived in Pennsylvania in late October 1682, he met with Lenni Lenape Indians in the riverside town of Shackamaxon (present-day Fishtown). There, beneath a majestic elm, they exchanged promises of perpetual friendship. The tradition may well have a historical basis in an actual treaty meeting in Shackamaxon; however, as the term “tradition” indicates, the event is not recorded in original primary source documents, and its details and very occurrence have been debated.

[fornasedensgudar]

Have you forgotten her?

Do you know her name?

Who is she?

The goddess Ilmr.

(Pardon my bad english, not my first language)

Shes listed as a goddess and occurs in skaldic kennings in the 10th and 11th centuries, and were likely about to be forgotten and lost to all time.

Her name and mystery intreeged me and my fiance, so we did some witchy trans work and see what we could find and then compared, and we both came down to:

"Goddess of change, opens portals to helheim.

Protect the dead and give a safe passage.

Maker of scents to calm the dying. Half sister to Eir. Cold, alone and missunderstood.

Helps you re-think situations and see diffrent outlooks.

Half asir and half jötunn.

Perhaps listed as a disir and a valkyria."

(This is our UPG so take it as you may, its ok if you see her diffrent.)

But also, Not to far of I say so. If you look at some of the very little we have about her and some theories scholars have.

Like most goddesses her name hints to her role. But we are not sure what it means? Some say ilmr means "pleasant scent". This is strange for a goddess/valkyrie but another of her name some say could etymologically related to almr, meaning Elm tree. A tree that on iceland would then ben a rare and more and more rare thing to see along with most trees after the first settlments. Wich might be why she was forgotten, if she is the goddess of the Elm and the Elm becomes rare and travel to places where the elm grow and pepole know of her, then she becomes more and more unknown.

Another intresting thing about the Elm is that in folklore all over Europe its associated with death, something thats rather intresting when looking to a skald from 950s with the kenning "jalmr Ilmar" meaing "Ilmrs alarm". A nother hint to this is that Ilmr may be related to the noun jalmr (noise).

Also, in "Bjarnar saga Hítdælakappa" Bjarnar calls the disir that tells him about his comming death for "Ilmr armleggjar orma". Meaning sort of "ilmr of the armrings". Another thing hinting to her work in death.

So what do you say? Goddess of good scent? Or death? I say why not both? Of lovely scents and with incense we give thanks to spirits of the dead and their Guardian Who guides them to the next realm. With a lovely scent she calms the dead. She who screams in allarm on the battlefeald, goddeass of the Elm. She who helps those Eir could not.

Ilmr.

Here it up to us, the modern polytheistic community to remake as well make something new. Traditions and gods change and its we Who write the history as we work with and learn more about these gods. ((But remeber to make it clear whats UPG and whats based in old sources))

So what do you say?

Do you know the name Ilmr? And how do you see this forgotten goddess?

[gaiersk]

[robertpatrick]

Trees,The Early Years

Moving right along… Chapter 22, Trees—The Early Years, from The Photo Box, a collection of personal essays, is now available on my Substack. https://robertpatrick1.substack.com/…/the-photo-box…

[mirellabruno]

Grooves etched into a tree by the larger European elm bark beetle. The transformations (or metamorphoses) of insects. 1882.

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Nemfrog.

[crudlynaturephotos]

[phallicide]

wych elm

apr 15 2024

[ruffles23]

“The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady” January: Part 1

[queerpossums]

Penn State University is working on programs for saving both American Chestnuts and different elm species! They still have several elms on campus that aren’t affected by Dutch Elm Disease

I lent my mom a book before I read it and apparently right at the beginning they tell a true story about all our chestnut trees dying and it made my mother SO DEPRESSED that she couldn't sleep and now she's been researching chestnut trees for the past half hour looking sick

[arleniansdoodles]

More Dunk and Egg fanart, featuring Dunk, Egg, and Aerion Targaryen from The Hedge Knight! I went a little further with the stained-glass style this time, and I'm happy with how it turned out! Especially Aerion's cloak, which is supposed to be fully black if I remember right; I added in the fiery colours just to help it pop XD

Also, the dragons here aren't actually there - it's meant to symbolize the Targaryens fighting (over Dunk hahaa)! The designs are based on the descriptions of their dragon eggs; Aerion's is gold and silver, and veined with red, while Egg's is white and green, all swirly. And the tree in the back is meant to represent Dunk :'''D

[carykon]

Pool in Dallas Pool fountain: a medium-sized, transitional backyard fountain design idea

[nemfrog]

Leaves of elm, maple and oak. The National encyclopedia. v. 10. 1923.

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[noseysilverfox]

March 2025

Field elm (lat. Úlmus mínor), small elm, or birch bark. It blooms before the leaves bloom and is considered a good honeybush.🌱

One of the longest-living elms once stood in the village square of Metaxades, Thrace, Greece. After abandoning their original village in 1286 due to cholera outbreaks, the villagers resettled on nearby hills, where a young elm grew beside a spring. This elm remained a focal point of village life until the late 20th century🌳

Малый вяз или вяз листоватый (лат. Úlmus mínor). Другие названия: берест, карагач, пробковый ильм, красный ильм. Цветет до распускания листьев и считается хорошим медоносом🌱

Один из самых долгоживущих вязов рос на площади деревни Метаксадес, Фракия, Греция. Покинув свою первоначальную деревню в 1286 году после вспышек холеры, жители деревни заново основали ее на холмах, где рядом с источником рос молодой вяз. Данный вяз были центром внимания деревни до конца 20-го века🌳

[kulapti]

Detail shots of Natural Bridge overlook painting, April 2025, acrylic.