One of my most enchanting discoveries over the festive season was an online celebration of the beauty and folklore of trees. Just before Christmas I’d heard Sarah McInerney on RTÉ’s Drivetime explore an event called Whose Woods These Are… a Leitrim-based, joyous celebration of trees in music, talks and films. It included an endeavour called Tree TV, a series of evening broadcasts with history talks, musical vignettes, short film premieres and visits to a few lovely tree lovers. Organised through The Dock, a vibrant arts centre based in Carrick-on-Shannon, I (virtually) dropped into the Leaf Lounge during the festival. We could all do worse than take a few minutes or hours during this winter lull to have a peek. Among the features was a captivating documentary,