Reflections of a Curlew: Welcome to the Anthropocene

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Welcome to the Anthropocene

I talk about the Anthropocene in my Tablet article. Good film.

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David28 June 2012 at 10:59
Mary,
It is fitting that in this Olympic year I have just viewed a Blog posting of Olympic standard. I can only dream of being able to achieve such a powerful image.
It just happens to fit very well with my recent posts on the 1992 UN conference and the book "Only One Earth". Congratulations.
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Mary28 June 2012 at 11:02
Its a good film David - but Rio kind of disappeared...
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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

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Welcome to the Anthropocene

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