An updated presentation of the “Celtic Calendar” section has been uploaded. This new presentation is more fully referenced and contains new ancient historical source information that better explains the May commencement of the Celtic calendar.
We live on a bend of the Swan River where back in 1839 the settler Joseph Hardey built this home, Tranby House, and planted some oaks that had sprouted from acorns which he took with him from the north of Britian, having travelled via the Cape to the Swan River Colony on the ship Tranby; the suburb Maylands is named for his wife. The oaks are of course referred to as Tranby Oaks, from which many acorns have been planted all about Australia. In 1976, John planted one such oakling in Kiama Downs on the south coast of NSW. This photo was taken at the start of the southern spring, with the buds beginning to swell with the promise of a new year’s growth ahead.