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The Wild Atlantic Way

Brilliant. Cork is an area that I have never visited. Where are you going to finish?

frankbeswick, on 04/27/2023

The Wild Atlantic Way

We are going to walk part of this starting at Cork next month.

Veronica, on 04/26/2023

A brief look at The Book of Kells

Derdriu I apologise for the late reply Derdriu. They are very very fragile and kept away from the light. They are not as elaborate as Kells and I did not see inside them. The light is fairly subdued in the gallery.

Veronica, on 04/26/2023

Tree Stories: a Review

The answer to your questions is not given in the book. Thanks for your anniversary greeting.

frankbeswick, on 04/26/2023

George Cruikshank

The ninth fact, Hyperproductivity, brought to mind another question to put with my previous comment. But the computer crashed ;-{. Would there not have been copyright issues with Cruikshank publishing an illustration in one place and ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/26/2023

Tree Stories: a Review

Happy 44th wedding anniversary to you and to Maureen! It's so sad about Prometheus. It's reassuring that over half a century later Prometheus is remembered in such a fine book! Would the author have mentioned whether the underground parts to ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/26/2023

Tree Stories: a Review

The book focuses on the utility of wood for products and services. It is primarily a plea for botany to be seen in the light that it deserves.

frankbeswick, on 04/26/2023

Tree Stories: a Review

No, he does not mention them,but he has written several books and so has probably mentioned them elsewhere.

frankbeswick, on 04/26/2023

Tree Stories: a Review

Your first paragraph identifies the author as "Italian scholar of plant neurobiology, the study of the communications that pass through the complex world of plants, particularly trees." Does the book mention the recent research about plants ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/25/2023

George Cruikshank

The ninth fact indicates that Cruikshank "designed tens of thousands of drawings and illustrated about 850 (!) books" even as "many of his works were republished under different titles." Would there by any count as to how many drawings and book ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/25/2023

Tree Stories: a Review

When I read the introduction I envisioned not products made of wood, but the interplay between trees and carbon removal. Interesting examples of tree usage. The main difference in products and carbon dioxide removal is in one case the tree is ...

blackspanielgallery, on 04/25/2023

George Cruikshank

The second fact, 2. No Formal Education, ends with the revelation that Cruikshank was just a 10-year-old when he sold his first drawings. Would there be any information anywhere about what those drawings were about and where they appeared?

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/24/2023

Mousehole to Lamorna: on the South West Coast Path

In southern England lupins may be springing up, but we are expecting a spell of cold weather next week, which will not help. True, we Grits do ceremony well,. This is because we are a tradition loving people. Though I am a republican (not in ...

frankbeswick, on 04/23/2023

Mousehole to Lamorna: on the South West Coast Path

Thank you! The bluebells are blooming fetchingly alongside the grape hyacinth and the white violets in the front-yard natural shade garden here. They have been doing so for about two weeks now. It takes my mind off the tent caterpillars that I ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/22/2023

George Cruikshank

My favorite book by Charles Dickens is A Tale of Two Cities. In particular, I like the old, black-and-white film version that was made of it with Ronald Colman. But Oliver Twist's story remains quite compelling. I remember the overall style ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/22/2023