Gaelic language and culture have intimate connections to the environment.
Gaelic, like all indigenous languages, and stories from the culture, have much to say in terms of seeing and naming and knowing the natural world; the detail speaks of an intimacy and care.
Cath gun Crìch is a story in praise of the cosmological shifts of the world. It’s worth seeking out these stories, there are sustaining gifts; ‘cho cinnteach ’s a tha an saoghal a’ cur car’, as sure as the world turns, and the light returns, they are there. Noticing some of these same things still and in situ, is to feel connected to ongoing dynamics of this place, the ecology and people. It’s a surround-sound multi-sensory experiential hyper-local myth. Keep the AI filtered reality goggles, I’m away out the door to meet the dawn.