#beech forest

[foliorumviridis]

[everythingwecomeacross]

Beech leaves

[johbeil]

In the beech forest

Southwest Germany, March 2024. Diana Mini on Kodak Gold film.

[thiswillnotdo]

2024_03_08

[colorsoutofearth]

Carpathian beech forest at Wolowy Garb Peak, Poland

Photo by Wild Wonders of Europe

[wildkinwitch]

Doing some form of visible mending on a vintage Monsoon skirt cheerfully purchased in Oxfam, Keswick. Stitching together the memories of honeymooning in the Lake District one very hot July, keeping things together and not fraying away... It's not just clothes that are cherished with mending but the memories caught between the threads too, every stitch a star to wish on for more magical moments, more adventures caught within trees

[expressions-of-nature]

by Greg Juhasz

[calabria-mediterranea]

Drying bunches of oregano in Serrastretta, Calabria, Italy

Serrastretta is a tiny village at 1000 mt above the level sea, in the Calabrian mountains and is surrounded by immense and dense beech forests and chestnut trees and numerous sources of spring water.

Serrastretta was long called “the city of chairs,’’ because generations of artisans handcrafted furniture from beech wood with seats fashioned from woven reeds.

In the territory of Serrastretta also porcini mushrooms are found, particularly in areas where chestnut trees grow.

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[almostdefinitelydying]

Today was HOT. 30°C in the shade. So we went for a very short walk in the beech forest bc it's shaded and cool. Still didn't manage more than 2k. Had to use an umbrella in the sun to avoid heat stroke.. but just as I write this the wind has picked up and the sky has clouded over and it's blessedly cooler. A week of rain will be very welcome.

[yoga-onion]

Legends and myths about trees

Celtic beliefs in trees (10)

Ph for Phagos (Beech) - all year around

Stars: Mercury, Saturn; Gender: female; Element: air, earth; Patrons: Ogma, Thoth, Hermes, Mercurius, Odin, Kronos; Symbols: learning + knowledge, wisdom + understanding, prosperity

The beech tree is a tree of learning, a symbol of prosperity and success. When walking through a beech forest, the large trees with the smooth, silver-grey bark and the curves created by the trunk and branches are like a living elephant or rhinoceros, giving you a sense of relief all year round.

In spring, the beech forests are bright and breezy, and the bluebells are in full bloom, the contrast between the dazzling young leaf colours and the blue announces that 'spring has come'. In spring, the beech spreads soft, translucent, golden-green leaves with a fan-like shape, and in summer these leaves eventually become hard and dark green in colour, changing to yellow, reddish brown or golden in autumn. It is an essential tree for the forest.

The beech tree symbolises the written word, human innate wisdom and ancient knowledge. In olden times, writing was written on beech wood, and the first books were made by binding thinly cut beech wood. Before that, they were scrolls.

The beech tree is associated with deities of wisdom, knowledge and intelligence, such as Odin in Norse mythology, who brought us the runes, or the inventor of the Ogham script; the great warrior of the Tuatha Dé Danann; the monstrous strength of the eighty oxen; and the Celtic god, the sun-faced Ogma. And because of its connection with the creation of the secret code alphabet, it is also a symbol of divination and prophecy.

木にまつわる伝説・神話

ケルト人の樹木の信仰 (10)

Ph は Phagos (ﾌﾞﾅ) - 1年中

星: 水星、土星; 性: 女性; 要素: 空気、土; 守護神: オグマ、トト、ヘルメス、メルクリウス、オーディン、クロノス; シンボル: 学習＋知識、知恵＋理解、繁栄

ブナの木は、学びの木、繁栄と成功の象徴でもある。ブナの森を歩くとき、その大木は銀灰色のした滑らかな樹皮、幹や枝がつくる曲線はまるで生きた象か犀のようで、一年中安堵感を与えてくれる木だ。

春、ブナの林の中は明るく風もよく通り、ブルーベルが一面に咲き誇り、眩い若葉色とブルーのコントラストに「春が来た」ことを知らせてくれる。春になると、ブナは半透明の柔らかい金緑色の葉を扇状に広げ、やがて夏にはこの葉が硬くなり濃い緑色になり、秋には黄色、赤褐色、金色へと変化していく。森になくてはならない木だ。

ブナの木は書かれた文字、人間が生まれつき備えている知恵、古��の知識を象徴している。ブナの木は、ルーン文字をもたらした、北欧神話のオーディンや、オガム文字を発明し、トゥアサ・デー・ダナンの偉大な戦士で八十頭の牛にも勝る怪力の持ち主、ケルトの神である太陽の顔を持つオグマなど、知恵、知識、知力をつかさどる神々と関連している。そして秘密の暗号アルファベットの創造と関係があることから、占いや予言の象徴ともなっている。

[idlespright]

Jay

[foliorumviridis]

szakadatlan burjánzok hamvaimból

[elvthron]

Yesterday’s snowy trails ☃️🏔️

[find-me-in-the-immensity]

Someone's lunch

[thiswillnotdo]

2024_03_08

[castilestateofmind]

"The forest is not merely an expression or representation of the European spirit, but a fundamental element of it. The forest is both a symbol of tradition and a tangible expression of it, a physical reminder of the values and beliefs that have shaped Europe's history and culture for centuries." 

- Richard Mabey