As the Season Turns November
Nov 1, 2025
Folk singer Sam Lee, known for his work in traditional music, guests to share his enchanting melodies. The conversation touches on November's magical landscapes filled with colorful mushrooms and fruit foraging. Listeners hear about the eerie folklore surrounding the Alder King's daughter and the medicinal uses of turkey tail fungus. Sam performs a haunting folk song, adding a musical layer to the seasonal tales. They explore natural wonders like wild boars and discuss rituals tied to the changing light of autumn.
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Autumn's Subtle Visual Shift
- November highlights a shift from bright colours to texture, fungi and seed structures as the year winds down.
- Mycelial networks have been active all year and mushrooms now release spores to propagate widely.
Plant Tulip Bulbs In November
- Plant tulip bulbs now as a Samhain offering to the darkness to prepare spring blooms.
- Use this late planting to shore up colour returns next year.
Weather Lore Predicts Winter
- November weather lore links specific days to seasonal patterns, offering folk ways to predict winter severity.
- Martinmas winds are said to set the winter's direction and severity.
