tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018369416473801531.post3868731549298561731..comments2024-03-27T02:41:06.542+10:00Comments on Curious Ordinary: An Australian OghamCurious Ordinaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582442365463413271noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018369416473801531.post-25109179058958152282022-07-06T14:35:36.366+10:002022-07-06T14:35:36.366+10:00Thank you for your comment and I am pleased that y...Thank you for your comment and I am pleased that you found this post and that it was of interest. Thanks for sharing your own thoughts on the process of compiling an Australian Ogham. It is definitely an interesting process and I found that I learnt so much about native flora along the way. It is a challenge to limit the number of trees to match the traditional Ogham but I found that it prompted a lot of reflection on the qualities of the trees which helped me deepen my understanding overall. Good luck with your ongoing process. :)curiousordinaryhttps://curiousordinary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018369416473801531.post-44306196586764352782022-07-06T14:15:04.622+10:002022-07-06T14:15:04.622+10:00I love this, thank you. I found your blog by typin...I love this, thank you. I found your blog by typing 'Australian Ogham Species' in the search bar.. I know of others in Katoomba and other regions putting together lists relevant to their their neighbourhood, but those have differed greatly from my own, of course, whereas your list feels more familiar. I'm in NE NSW but within a dry rainforest/riverine/subtropical rainforest ecotone, so some species are in common, and others, not so..<br /><br />I smiled looking at your list, as I have the same species listed for those that 'just had to be'.. Araurcaria cunninghamiana for Ailm, of course! And I elected my more local Casuarina cunninghamii SheOak for Willow..<br /><br />It's a fascinating process, isn't it, nursing some desire to relate back to the Ogham of the ancestors, but having a deep love of our own endemic species, too. I have included Elderberry and Hawthorn in my list. After years of trying to buy and propagate Hawthorn for regular medicinal use, I finally tracked some down on the tablelands where it is a weed, but this patch had not yet been despatched. I am environmentally responsible, so I watch my Elderberry like a hawk, bagging fruit before it ripens so the birds don't spread it, but when my Hawthorn finally fruits I'll be very confident that nothing either I did nor some very experienced herb growers did for 3 years could persuade it to germinate, so that beautiful tree can flower happily and I'll pick the fruit at my leisure.<br /><br />I am still in the thick of my list.. I like yours, but have some species here that long ago stole my heart and the most difficult aspect of this is limiting the number of species. Of course I will sneak some into the Forfeda, as that allows Nothofagus to stand in for Yew, which leaves room for Ficus macrophylla as another Tree Ogham.. And Beith, and Ash.. oh, the competition for those is harsh!!<br /><br />Many blessings upon your Ogham and thank you for this post :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018369416473801531.post-20785764936443759252021-08-10T18:48:43.975+10:002021-08-10T18:48:43.975+10:00Thank you for commenting, I'm so glad you foun...Thank you for commenting, I'm so glad you found it interesting.Curious Ordinaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582442365463413271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018369416473801531.post-19719290658773881332021-08-10T14:03:09.745+10:002021-08-10T14:03:09.745+10:00Thank you for taking the time to create/research/r...Thank you for taking the time to create/research/reconnect with the Australian trees. A fascinating array of choices. Bright blessings!Celticai Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381454329751398956noreply@blogger.com