Tag: trees

New Zealand: Tree Church.

   Brian Cox of New Zealand seems to have taken the phrase ‘Nature is my church’ somewhat literally…with beautiful results. From BoredPanda.

Today I am mostly…

…stripping elderberries off their stalks. Tedious but worth it in the end! What am I going to make?   

Holly

Another excerpt from my upcoming book, A Modern Celt, which goes to the publisher in 6 days! Eek! Worryingly, I only just wrote this bit today… The holly is an evergreen tree with leaves ranging from dark green to bright yellow and gorgeous red… Continue Reading “Holly”

Solstice

So this is the pause: as far as the Earth’s tilt is concerned, here in the Northern hemisphere we’re as far from the sun as can be. The sun set at about 15.30 on a damp but not freezing day, full of consumption and… Continue Reading “Solstice”