Art & story

literature, art, mythology, folklore, music, history, archaeology...

Art & story

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Crannog

crannogs are the earliest form of houses on water and use alder (fearn) as piles, since alder is resistent to decay in water.

Fearn/alder
Gilgamesh

an ancient tale - possibly the most ancient tale - from Sumeria of Gilgamesh, the archetypal warrior king

Iodh/ yew
Magnetism

most trees are magnetic... they need to be...

Photosynthesis

few plants survive without photosynthesis - it is Nature's solar panel and no organism is better adapted to it than trees