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Spring again

There are a few trees showing, e.g hawthorn and I think elder. But I would have to look around a bit. We recently saw a nuthatch on a tree in the park. Bumble bees are active, we saw some today when gardening in the park.

frankbeswick, on 03/22/2023

England and Scotland: a personal reflection

I know of no etymology for Fleance.

frankbeswick, on 03/22/2023

The Paranormal

The first paragraph to your first subheading, The Conceptual Dustbin, considers such varied "paranormal" occurrences as experiencing near-death and recalling past lives. How would analysis and research handle a mix of such occurrences? Would it ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2023

Alderley Edge: Woods, Wizards and Mines

Jung thought that the mythical consciousness is common to the whole human species, and thus similar ideas arise in different places.. There are localized variants across the world, for example there are several variants of Cinderella.

frankbeswick, on 03/22/2023

Growing on the Edge

They were thought to be very easy to grow.

frankbeswick, on 03/22/2023

Anglesey: Wales' largest island

Mainly it is used by people who are foraging on their own land, as UK law forbids you to dig up a plant by its roots except on your own land or with landowner's permission.

frankbeswick, on 03/22/2023

Anglesey: Wales' largest island

The fourth paragraph to your second subheading, Newborough, considers silverweed as a starchy-rooted source for carbohydrates. Is silverweed used nowadays culinarily, cultivationally or medicinally?

DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2023

Growing on the Edge

The second paragraph under your second subheading, Lazy Beds, describes potatoes as being designated as "lazy" roots. Was it considered easier or more difficult to grow year after year such edibles as potatoes? Why would potatoes be termed as ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2023

Alderley Edge: Woods, Wizards and Mines

The third paragraph under your third subheading, Who was the Wizard, concludes that "Interestingly the legend of the sleeping king and warriors is found at other sites in Britain, such as the Eildon hills in Southern Scotland, and that it is ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2023

England and Scotland: a personal reflection

This question is somewhat related because it regards Scotland, somewhat unrelated since it regards Wales. The play Macbeth makes Fleance move all the way to Wales, where he ultimately prompts the Stuart royal line. Online sources mention this ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2023

Spring again

Cardinals and grackels have been in the south yard foraging -- among box elder, Chinese chestnut and silver maple seeds -- for whatever the already-growing grass shelters. I hear bluebirds, ovenbirds and tufted titmice even as I not yet see ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2023

Introducing Northern England

The third paragraph to your first subheading, The Nothern Identity, contains as its last sentence the observation that " As you would expect, the north west has strong ties with Ireland, for many Irish have over the centuries settled there ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2023

After the Election: what now for the United Kingdom?

There's a map at the Government of the Netherlands site. The progression from the home page to topics to Brexit to Questions and answers permits the map, in answer to the question, Which countries make up the United Kingdom? The site places ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 03/22/2023

Countdown to Crisis: the looming electoral problems in the United Kingdom

The best way forward for the UK is a major political revamp where we collectively reform the apportioning of powers. However, you mention the Channel Isles, but not many people know that they are not in the UK, as they, like the Isle of Man, are ...

frankbeswick, on 03/21/2023

After the Election: what now for the United Kingdom?

We have no English parliament because of obstruction by the Scottish Nationalists. The prime minister was going to institute an English parliament, but the Nationalists objected that a clause in the treaty that united England and Scotland gave ...

frankbeswick, on 03/21/2023