11 Comments
Feb 1Liked by The Druid Stares Back

Fittingly, I saw a bumblebee today, for the first time in several months.

Expand full comment
Feb 2Liked by The Druid Stares Back

Beautiful, thank you. By the way, I am reading Adrian Bell's book Corduroy right now.

Expand full comment
Feb 4·edited Feb 4Liked by The Druid Stares Back

Interestingly, the Hindu goddess Saraswati is also associated with poetry and learning, and her animal is also the white swan:

https://cdn.dollsofindia.com/images/p/goddess-pictures/saraswati-sitting-on-her-vahana-swan-CJ24_l.jpg

I wonder if we are in the presence of an archetype.

Expand full comment
Feb 2Liked by The Druid Stares Back

Love to me always stood out as a defining virtue of the Irish monks and poets.

Expand full comment
Feb 2Liked by The Druid Stares Back

Thank you Doctor! I really enjoyed that.

Expand full comment
Feb 1Liked by The Druid Stares Back

1500th commemoration! Thank you for the richness of this.

Expand full comment