Happy Solstice!

[@FortSasquatch]

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing...:)

[@annik.9204]

@@FortSasquatch thank you for commenting 😊

[@exforrestranger8475]

Wow

[@Malik-Seidu]

Nice 🌲

[@TeasLouise]

Fascinating- thank you.

[@annik.9204]

Thank you for commenting 😊

[@gpe1279]

Hi Anke, so cool to hear from you and a beautiful early Christmas gift that you have shared with us all, thankyou so very much. The twisted sticks at the end of the living tree were fascinating and I love finding things of that nature, you have a keen eye and that was very well spotted, an amazing find. There are so many different types of creative "woodworks" shown here that perhaps only that particular clan or forest folk of that region create and you document them so well and its a genuine joy to have them shared with us, again, thankyou! Have a beautiful Christmas and a wonderful 2025, all my love 🙏

[@annik.9204]

@@gpe1279 thank you so much my friend, it means a lot to me! I wish you only the best now and ever! Have a beautiful christmas and a brilliant 2025!

[@splettzyg]

The energy in those woods is palpable! your Forest Friends are definitely with you when your filming the structures. I've seen many instances of that "braiding" of the twigs found on horses' manes, & even flags that were torn & braided- witnessed by people that have Forest People activity in the areas. Thank you for posting these videos!

[@annik.9204]

Thank you so much! This journey is so fascinating and I'm happy to share it!

[@browndwarf4200]

Nice find

[@annik.9204]

@@browndwarf4200 thank you!

[@loreleimohoff7552]

Wow these are great and very interesting. Fantastic share

[@annik.9204]

Thank you!

[@mariannesouza8326]

Nice, labor intensive. Frohe Weihnachten! 🎄

[@annik.9204]

Thank you 😊 Frohe Weihnachten 🎄

[@bigfoottruth5281]

I love every little detail, including that piece of moss hanging on top. So beautiful to see the European structure is looking so similar to the ones that I find in America.

[@annik.9204]

@@bigfoottruth5281 thank you so much for commenting... I love the exchange with like minded people and yes, all I've seen here and in America over the years looks so similar and it's amazing!

[@louiechidwick6034]

Hi Anke, nice little video! Sometimes it's good to spend a bit more time on a single structure to give us the chance to examine it even closer. Regarding the first structure, I think it is either new or has been recently 'refreshed', the moss hasn't been there long, nor has that Spruce frond, but the part I really liked was the 'lintel' over the entrance was made from several long sticks that had been carefully woven together to give the doorway the extra strength that the usual single sticks cannot give. The 'X' was in my opinion, is definitely a confirmation sign. Some people strive to find definition within the 'X' symbols by overthinking and by projecting human meaning onto it, Usually the conclusion is they represent a warning message like "Keep out" or "Danger nearby". Over the years Anke, both you and I have learned that the message behind an 'X', a leaner or a ground stick, etc. Is simple, It's the same message and it simply says: "I was here"...................... The artwork was incredible along the trail and it showcases the Forest Folk's desire to be accepted within our lives by experimenting with the things which catch our eye, the things which stir our innermost thoughts and curiosities. Big hugs my friend Xx

[@annik.9204]

Wow...thank you for your long comment Louie! Yes, this little X looks like a confirmation sign... I don't find X's often and so it is still very special to me but you are right, it's not meaning danger, it's a kind of gift, an acknowledgement of our 'knowing', if that makes sense. I wasn't shown it in the beginning of my journey with the FF, only after I dived deeper into it...

[@SasquatchSWEurope]

Hi Ankhe, those parallel sticks across the tree left me speechless, what an amazing piece of art they made....dont even know what to call it.

[@annik.9204]

@@SasquatchSWEurope I'm lost for words to express what I feel when I'm finding these creations ...

[@SasquatchSWEurope]

@annik.9204 I can imagine 😄

[@louiechidwick6034]

Hi mate, greetings from the UK. I'm not sure what I would call it either but it feels to have the same sort of reverence we would normally reserve for Totem poles. Maybe we should just call them "Totems"?

[@SasquatchSWEurope]

@@louiechidwick6034 it looks like a Totem pole, or a humanoid figure. Anyone who approaches that place in lowlight will for sure have second thoughts about not being alone.

[@louisel.sinniger2057]

This looks like a hunting blind someone built

[@annik.9204]

@@louisel.sinniger2057 there's nothing to sit on and hunting blinds look completely different here