Ballads of the summer solstice. Inspired by hazy mornings, twilit evenings, nature in full bloom, a hermitress, a battle-weary bard, a horse-headed ghoul; friendships enduring and lost, home-made oak leaf wine, and keening lament for the passing of time. Ballads of the summer solstice. Inspired by hazy mornings, twilit evenings, nature in full bloom, a hermitress, a battle-weary bard, a horse-headed ghoul; friendships enduring and lost, home-made oak leaf wine, and keening lament for the passing of time.