Love Letter to Ireland – the Gift of My Mother

A tribute to my mother

Into the Woods

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir 

THE BURREN

Derived from Gaelic, meaning “Stoney place” the views of the Burren, located in West County Clare, Ireland, are truly out of this world and are often described as similar to a moonscape.  I had the good fortune to visit the area this summer and although windy, dark and rainy, it only added to the appeal…

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge “Green”

  “How sweetly lies old Ireland, Emerald green beyond the foam, awakening sweet memories, calling the heart back home.” This challenge proposed a challenge for me having just returned from a one week jaunt in  Ireland, my mother’s homeland and the magical country often referred to as “a thousand shades of green.”  The many photographs I took displayed

A Dapper Donkey

On a recent trip to Ireland I found the very best days involved driving aimlessly through small towns and villages, up and down winding country roads, never knowing what sights await. On one such occasion, somewhere in County Mayo,  I spotted this donkey standing at the side of the road, his steady and placid gaze beckoning me to pull over.  I

On the road, The Wild Atlantic Way

Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so, on the road…Jack Kerouac

Westhampton Sunset

“Smell the sea and feel the sky let your soul and spirit fly”  Van Morrison

Montserrat Spain – a stairway to heaven

Cabo da Roca Portugal

Where the land ends and sea begins…  

Morning bathers in the mist

Early morning swimmers in the mist surrounding Lake Mansfield cast an image of a bygone time or era…