Friday, June 9, 2023
holly

Prickly heat

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. Now we are properly into summer, but we had some lovely early summer spells...
oak

King of the woods

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. What an odd year we’ve been having. Late April brought sudden warmth and sun,...
Aptly-named boat

Till May be out

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. Usually the start of May brings the hawthorn blossom, though I suspect this year...
Autumn ash

The tree of life

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. Our relatively average winter turned into a harsh cold one in late February, holding...

The tree of balance

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar.

Willow weaving

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar.

The trees of life

Mary Green starts a new series on trees in the Celtic calendar.

The holly bears a berry

Mary Green looks at the role of wildlife in our songs and carols.

November shadows

It’s late autumn now, and the bright colours have muted throughout the countryside. Everything looks brown and grey, especially if we get the foggy days common at this time of year.

Red October

Mary Green points out the month’s colours.