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Romancing the Mushroom

March 25, 2021 by Lesley Truffle

  Romancing the Mushroom   pine mushrooms live a thousand years in one autumn             Den Sutejo 1633-1698 (translated by Makoto Ueda) Autumn in Melbourne is a fine time to take a trip to the Prahran Market and visit the wild mushroom man, Damien Pike. For many years he’s been sourcing and selling mushrooms. Much … [Read more…]

Posted in: artists, Historical, Mavericks & Renegades, Mythology, Nature Tagged: Alice in Wonderland, Ancient Mythology, Damien Pike, elves, F.W. Rolfe, fairies, fungi, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Melbourne, Mycology, Prahran Market, R.T. Rolfe, The Romance of the Fungus World, witches

Trees of Paradise

December 23, 2020 by Lesley Truffle

  ‘He who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long’. Martin Luther – Professor of theology, author, composer, Augustinian monk.   Trees of Paradise Historians believe our Christmas trees might be a close relative of the Medieval Trees of Paradise that appeared in Western Europe around late December in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Historical, Mythology, Nature Tagged: Adam and Eve, Celtic Mythology, Christmas, Christmas mythology, Christmas trees, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Luther, Martin Luther, Trees of Paradise

Hello Sailor

May 17, 2020 by Lesley Truffle

Hello Sailor   As the Water Rat in Wind in the Willows, advises the mole, ‘Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing –  half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.’ I messed around in boats when I learned to sail on a lake. It was comedic right … [Read more…]

Posted in: Australia, Melbourne, Nature, Sailing Tagged: Australia, boats, Lesley Truffle, Melbourne, sail boats, sailing, Wind in the Willows, Yacht Clubs

Forest Bathing

April 16, 2020 by Lesley Truffle

  Forest Bathing   My mind keeps wandering to the empty spaces and forests that will still be there when the pandemic retreats. Dreams of whispering trees and rustlings in the grass. When I was living and working near Tokyo a few years ago, I got to know a Japanese bullet train driver. Roshi is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Australia, Historical, Nature, Observations, Psychology, Social Comment, Wilderness Areas Tagged: Australia World Heritage, Australian rainforests, Australian Wilderness, Calm, Dorrigo rainforest, ecotherapy, Forest Bathing, Gondwana Rainforests, Japan, Japanese forests, Lesley Truffle, Meditation, Nature, Shinrin-Yoku, Wilderness areas

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