Castle and Peacocks
I learned to read very early: the magic of putting the letters together opened the whole world to me. One of my first books was a photo anthology of European capitals. Very little text and a lot of...
View ArticleSeptember 2004-2014
A Calendar of Sonnets: September By Helen Hunt Jackson The golden-rod is yellow; The corn is turning brown; The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down. The gentian’s bluest fringes...
View ArticleRiver Suir, Ireland
I have moved. I still live near river Suir, but there are no herons, no meadows and no wildflowers here. City life… Right before I left the town our Camera Club had an exciting outing: a boat trip from...
View ArticleLight, Water and Firmament
It is raining all the week: even the birds don’t want to sing any more. Everything is soaked with water. “Let’s there be light!”… There is no light, and the days a grey from morning to dusk. Not...
View ArticleMountain Grove
One of my first WordPress posts was the one about Jenkinstown Woods. Now, after a year, I am visiting another bluebell forest, Mountain Grove – a loop trail just outside Piltown, Co Kilkenny. Mountain...
View ArticleGreat Height of Ardmore, Co Waterford
Last week I visited with a friend in Ardmore – a little village in Co Waterford. We ate ice cream, watched the tide, and talked to strangers. I took a few pictures, added a few more from my previous...
View ArticleMeet the Past: Dolmens and Fairy Raths
The past and the present in rural Ireland are balanced and closely tied up together. I want to share some photographs of ancient things taken in different years and seasons, and thank the thoughtful...
View ArticleSaltee Islands – treasure bigger than money -part 1
“All people young and old, are welcome to come, see and enjoy the islands, and leave them as they found them for the unborn generations to come see and enjoy.” – Michael the First Even after I...
View ArticleSaltee Islands – treasure bigger than money -part 2
(Click on the photographs to enlarge them) First three hours were gone in a blink. It is the magic of Puffins. I was on my way to the Cat Cliff on the Southern end of the island – the land of the...
View ArticleWilliam Despard Hemphill, Clonmel, County Tipperary
Clonmel is one of my favorite towns in County Tipperary – a place rich of history, and surrounded by beautiful landscapes. If you travel Ireland and are interested in photography, it is a place to...
View ArticleBack to the North: Inishowen
It is ten years since my last visit to Inishowen Peninsula. Last summer I was close, and you can read about that trip in my Dark Hedges, Giant Causeway and Rope bridge blogs. This time I had different...
View ArticleLiving life to the fullest
People love sharing quotes on social media. Recently, I came across a Keanu Reeves quote – or, perhaps it was Richard Gere quote as some people state – anyway, this quote made me think not only about...
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