Reflections of a Curlew: Happy Christmas

Thursday, 23 December 2010

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas to everyone, I hope 2010 was all it was hoped to be. We end the year with snow, ice, political goings on and a sense we are all more vulnerable than we thought. It has been ash clouds and ice that have halted the UK, not the Conservatives or Labour.

The snow and ice have been misery I know for many but they have provided many pretty photo opportunities too.

From Reflections of a Curlew

We have one more year of primary school nativity plays to go to, I love this picture - harsh message but young and hopeful face.

From Reflections of a Curlew

Happy Christmas and New Year
Mary

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Why a Curlew?

I love curlew, they have the most beautiful, haunting call, inhabit that wild hinterland between land and sea and manage to look comical and lovely at the same time. They are also associated with an ancient celtic saint. Legend has it that St Beuno was sailing off the coast of Wales and dropped his book of sermons into the water. A curlew flew down, scooped up the book and took it to the shore to keep it safe. From then on St Beuno blessed all curlew and said they should be protected for ever, hence their nests are really difficult to find.

I wrote an article for The Tablet called Call of the Curlew, it was published in 2006.

Reflections of a Curlew

Thursday, 23 December 2010

Happy Christmas

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