Yesterday was an unusual day filled with seemingly inane chores that had to be done. I was arriving back home in the afternoon with groceries for guests and planned to turn the hay. I drove past a field adjacent to our where a tractor was spraying and turned in to the drive to be greeted …
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Zen Adventure
Before we begin the story, a brief but heartfelt thanks to those of you who helped make this adventure happen, especially Dad and Mum, Pam, Richard, Noel, Daniele, Kelly, Rhadames, Clara, Kate, Christian. THANK YOU! The idea of getting the red car down to Malta had been passed around a few times, but no one …
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Zen Adventure – video
The Cycle of Life, and Death.
This time of year has had special significance for millennia. Why? Because it is the end of the annual spiral to darkness and nature’s rebirth. Solstice is a time of rejoicing because it means winter darkness is lifting, warmth will return, and food will become available again. Imagine you live 10,000 years ago, somewhere above …
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Cosmic synchronicity in a hay field.
We baled today. It was wonderful. It started a bit later than planned because the normal school run delay was compounded by an emergency breakdown of a client’s computer .,.. The field was rowed around noon and then square baling started. Padraig would arrive at 3pm to round bale. I needed 200 square bales for …
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First cutting of hay – ahhhhhh, it’s summer time.
Started around 6 in the evening yesterday and took it slowly to avoid mistakes after winter inactivity. Cut for about 4 hours. Looking forward to turning and baling. ‘Twas a lovely evening. Hay is a foundation of civilisation. Without it, animals can not last through the winter, making life difficult for humans too. There are …
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BT Notes: Spring is springing, Book, TV, Yoga, Hay.
Happy new year! We hope 2015 is off to a good start for you all. For those of you that made it to the walk in the woods over Christmas, photos are on Flickr. Enjoy! We had a great crowd tromping through the woods and enjoying mince pies and vin chaud afterwards! The start of …
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Irish anglers being fished by the state
Sorry, did I say fished? I meant something else … A two-day International Conference ‘Celebrating River Restoration in Ireland and Europe’ organised by MulkearLIFE and hosted by the project’s coordinating beneficiary Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) took place in Limerick this week. The project received € 1.7 million in public money. Local anglers tried to protest …
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BT – Notes From The Edge – Spring has Sprung
Spring has sprung (in the northern hemisphere). Even though you can’t quite tell when the equinox occurs, the calendar reminds us of the solar cycle – equinox and solstice alternating about the 21st of every third month – March, June, September, December. The spring equinox passed last weekend marking the beginning of Spring in some …
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Whoops! A big picture story.
A story about the search for truth, the meaning of life and the answer to everything. Finally an edition that is readable. It might have a few typos which will be removed as we find them, but the important bits read well enough. Enjoy free chapters on-line: The Meaning of Life Clarifying the Big Picture …
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