I was out in my garden yesterday and I have planted some spruce trees along one of the borders. I bought these trees as seedlings a few years ago and they are now about 3 feet high. Well as if by an order from the gods a tiny bird landed on one of the branches and sang me a song. This stuff really works...
I never thought about where the birds are going to go if we cut down all the trees. I personally planted about a hundred this spring on my farm. I hope I'm still around to hear the birds singing in them.
A 100 trees! Good job! I'm sure they will grow to give you much joy. Isn't it amazing that these old verses from Kalevala correspond to a modern conservationist way of thinking! We need land for farming, but that does not give us the right to cut down ALL the trees. Protecting them is excellent management of the Earth, like it says in the verse. I think the words ot the eagle goes for you as well: "Excellently you have managed..."
Some years ago I had a strong intuitive feeling that I should take the leafs of a birch, just around midsummer, dry them and make tea from them.
This feeling was so strong that I eventually followed it. But I didn't dare to drink the tea until one day when I found tea in the lokal health food store- made of birch leafs!
The store keeper informed me that the birch leafs for one example is a great antioxidant!
You are welcome. I understand you perfectly, there is something special about birches. Gathering branches and leaves of birch around midsummer is an ancient Nordic tradition that goes right back to heathen times and it's great that it has survived to our days.
And in Sweden we also make the midsummer pole, decorated with birch leafs and flowers, and are Still dancing around it on midsummer's eve. That too is a tradition that goes back to the vikings and their midsummer feast to celebrate fertility.
I've often been amazed how strongly that tradition of grace to the nature has survived!
very nice!
alexfuntube 2 years ago
I was out in my garden yesterday and I have planted some spruce trees along one of the borders. I bought these trees as seedlings a few years ago and they are now about 3 feet high. Well as if by an order from the gods a tiny bird landed on one of the branches and sang me a song. This stuff really works...
olivernewsweekly 2 years ago
I never thought about where the birds are going to go if we cut down all the trees. I personally planted about a hundred this spring on my farm. I hope I'm still around to hear the birds singing in them.
olivernewsweekly 2 years ago 2
A 100 trees! Good job! I'm sure they will grow to give you much joy. Isn't it amazing that these old verses from Kalevala correspond to a modern conservationist way of thinking! We need land for farming, but that does not give us the right to cut down ALL the trees. Protecting them is excellent management of the Earth, like it says in the verse. I think the words ot the eagle goes for you as well: "Excellently you have managed..."
Treewich 2 years ago
I feel a special connection to the Birch!
Some years ago I had a strong intuitive feeling that I should take the leafs of a birch, just around midsummer, dry them and make tea from them.
This feeling was so strong that I eventually followed it. But I didn't dare to drink the tea until one day when I found tea in the lokal health food store- made of birch leafs!
The store keeper informed me that the birch leafs for one example is a great antioxidant!
Thank you for this beautiful video!!!
moonmaria 2 years ago
You are welcome. I understand you perfectly, there is something special about birches. Gathering branches and leaves of birch around midsummer is an ancient Nordic tradition that goes right back to heathen times and it's great that it has survived to our days.
Treewich 2 years ago
Yeah, you're right :D!
And in Sweden we also make the midsummer pole, decorated with birch leafs and flowers, and are Still dancing around it on midsummer's eve. That too is a tradition that goes back to the vikings and their midsummer feast to celebrate fertility.
I've often been amazed how strongly that tradition of grace to the nature has survived!
moonmaria 2 years ago
your videos remind me of the spirit of the true Druid tradition
mardukite 2 years ago
Yes, we have much in common. That's why I put druids in the tags...
Treewich 2 years ago
Beautifully done..
werewolfchewtoy 2 years ago