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blowin · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject:

I haven't gone to any great lengths to verify this but it won't be far off . Fungi are a bit of a hobby of mine and I've just drawn a few other links together . My "scientific" terminology might be a bit inaccurate !
The glow was bio-luminescence generated by fungi which had thoroughly invaded the dead parts of the wood . There are plenty of similar phenomina such as from plankton , jelly fish and , I believe , GM sheep .
I don't think the fungi ref books would call it "rare" but I have never seen it before .
It was the act of sawing which triggered the light-making process ( woke the thingys up and vibrated a bit of energy into them ) .
I don't know whether they faded because they died or had done whatever comes naturally for long enough .
The morning was cold & bright, remember, so there was a very light ground frost . The mohican hair will have been the fruiting body of the fugi . It was very fine and frosted like spiderweb .When I first spotted it it was in shadow . By the time MOH came out the sun had moved round , frost gone , hairs practically invisible .

Nothing mystical or paranormal about any of that .
But it's the way so many of these explicable but "unusual" things come together that gets me wondering Rolling Eyes

As for " co-incidence " , that deserves a whole section of its own !
Maybe we should have one Question

GB · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 317 Location: Ireland

A friend of mines daughter had a favorite stick (she was about 4 at the time) and they were walking to the bog together. On the way back my friend stopped to dig up some comfrey roots for transplanting. The little girl put the stick down on a completely level area and went to help. When done they turned to get the stick--stick gone. Bear in mind that the only cover was a ditch. no long grass, no bushes, nothing. They searched for ages and finally gave up. Little girl crying and mum upset but enough was enough, they had to go. Friend said to little girl, "maybe the faeries will put it back next time we come by" and they walked off. After about 50 meters friend looked back--Stick is lying in middle of path.

She said thank you very much and walked calmly back home and it was a looooooooooooooooong time before she went that way again. She said even though they gave the stick back it was really scary. And she is the most down to earth unfancyfull person I know.

Fairies can be really bad mojo and I would never willingly do anything to upset them.

but then, I scare easily anyway Wink

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wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1163 Location: Campile. Wexford

A nice tale GB. Any more anybody?
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wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1163 Location: Campile. Wexford

All the time in the world for this subject Very Happy

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GB · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 317 Location: Ireland

I must admit to being all eyes myself

cant really say all ears now can I? Laughing

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keithrawlins · Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 152 Location: banbridge

i have two storys for you both happend to me.
the first is when we where building the house the planers wanted us to put the driveway in one place i wanted it in another place my boss said to tell them there was a fairy tree were they wanted it , they instantly changed there minds and it is now where i wanted it.
the second was i was claring soom wins and mistakinly cut in to a branch the saw jumped and i very nerly lost my finger my hand was a good 8 to 10 inchs away from the cut. you dicid.

i prefer to bring elm in two the house for beltane.

wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1163 Location: Campile. Wexford

Nice one Keith. I must remember to quote the "Fairy Tree" to the planners next week. Cheers Very Happy

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Kira · Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 27 Location: Belfast

Bealtaine is one of the biggest festivals of the pagan year. It's an ancient fire festival, like Samhain. Many couples married on May eve as part of the celebrations, as the month of may was considered to be the honeymoon period of the God and Goddess, and they'd get rather peed off at anyone trying to steal their limelight Smile

Personally, I wouldn't cut any branches from a fairy tree, or even burn dead wood from around it.