Where not all is at it seems....
The Mushroom Trail
Excerpt: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
An excerpt from Akalas recent book, Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire.
The Ill Wind of Borders Past…
How the protectionist policies of the Irish Free State in the 1920's helped to sow the seeds of the furniture manufacturing industry in Monaghan.
Old Man of the Woods
The Old Man of the Woods: a carving of Lord Kilbracken in the woods at Killegar House, Co Leitrim.
The Wings of a Sparrow
Words uttered by an Irish school boy and directed at the British establishment...
Meanwhile in Leitrim..
Cows spotted lingering mischievously in Leitrim which reminded me of the classic Gary Larson (of The Far Side cartoons)...
Strange Wild Things
Nature keeps giving and we keep taking...
Balsam Bashing…
Invasive species spreading in Rossmore Park, Monaghan Town, Co Monaghan
Glennie Kindred, Walking with Trees
by Roselle Angwin
Recently there has been an upsurge of interest in trees. Some of this arises from research done by Suzanne Simard that gives us a picture of what is now known as the Wood Wide Web; and building on this is the amazing book by Peter Wohlleben, The Hidden Life of Trees. There are now a great number of tree books around (of which some of the most inspiring and comprehensive are the three in a series by Fred Hageneder).
Japan has recently dedicated the equivalent of millions of pounds to the study and promotion of Shinrin-Yoku, forest-bathing, as a therapeutic aid to humans.
I myself have been leading a course called ‘Tongues in Trees’ for about five years now. In its most recent incarnation it’s a year–long online course, beginning at the winter solstice 2018, rooted in the Celtic tree ogham alphabet/calendar.
What joy…
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Nature Blossoming, Ireland
At Rossmore Forest Park, Monaghan, Ireland.. Spring brings carpets of old woodland bluebells followed on by wild garlic. On the few raised reedy islands, swans build nests and in the water signets learn the business of survival.
