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A few yew textures. I took the first two of these photos some years ago. Drawn to the deep greens and delicate red aril. Long before I learned that all parts of the yew are poisonous except the red aril itself. There have been recent cases of poisoning by eating yew branches or brewing tea with the needles. Also of course don’t forget the slips of yew Macbeth used to concoct the poisonous brew in Shakespeare’s tale. Read more in the latest @ernestjournal journal. Issue 8 available now and contains plenty of fascinating reads and beautiful illustrations and images. http://www.ernestjournal.co.uk/shop/print-issue-8 #slowadventure #ernestjournal #yewtrees #yew https://www.instagram.com/p/BrONr_YBGQ8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kwdr38qbm1pj

Reenadinna Woods on the Muckross estate, one of only three yew woodlands remaining in Europe. Yew trees were once abundant on the continent but there are now very few remaining. Way back in around the 1st century it was discovered that yew wood was the perfect material for enhancing longbows. The new powerful longbows became the weapon of choice in battle and longbow mania ensued. As a result most the yew trees in Europe were chopped down. Those which remain in the UK are mostly isolated in church yards, which make these yew forests extra special. Read more in @ernestjournal Issue 8. Out now http://www.ernestjournal.co.uk/shop/print-issue-8 #slowadventure #ernestjournal #ireland #killarney #killarneynationalpark #wildatlanticway #yewtrees #yew #trees (at Muckross House) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGHB-uH3Co/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=em8uwfo0o5xu

NEW IN: Ernest | 5 Have you recovered from your weekend yet? Then it's time to start planning the next. Ernest journal is dedicated to curiosity, workmanship and slow adventure. In this issue, explore the unruly world of made-up languages; Conduct your own experiments with time; Learn how to make your own wild first aid kit; Meet the man capturing every RNLI lifeboat station in Britain; Seek shelter in the bothies of northwest Scotland; vindaloo; solargraphy; and ...phew... experimental flavorists @bompasandparr reimagine the unsettling recipes of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, founder of the Futurist movement. With all that to pack in, you'd best call the rest of the week quits and start tomorrow. Ernest is in the shop and online now. @ernestjournal #ernest #ernestjournal #slowdown #slowadventure #curioushistories #wildfood #slowtravel #timelessstyle #indiemags #🇬🇧 #independent #magazine #sheffield #shoplocal #labiblioteka (at La Biblioteka)