My moment with this gentle giant was fleeting, no more than 30 seconds, but wow what a wonderful moment it was. When finally it swam into the distance, visibility, light and turbidity were not kind to the camera. All colour and definition were gone, but still the grace with which it swam was mesmerising. This […]
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It’s the last light of the day and a stillness has settled on Loch Leane. Lingering on the balcony, with family inside at dinner, I’m juxtaposed between light and dark, between calm and bustle, between cold and warmth. I’ll linger just a little longer before saying goodnight to this scene.
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A winter bare tree looks out over Lough Leane. A stray ray of sunlight hits the mountains of Killarney. Pool sized puddles bear witness to bad weather. I’m told January is the worst of it and the weather will only get better. I’m really not sure what all the fuss is about.
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Somewhere in the heart of Morocco we watched a band of bikers emerge from the distance, turn into the place where we were and pull up as a group. Should we be concerned? The moment helmets came off and they shared their beaming faces with each other I felt the same joy and elation of […]
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Wild places, and especially desolate ones, stir things deep and unspoken within us. They bring us thoughts and feelings and ideas that delight, enthral, confuse and sometime even scare. I wonder how many lives have changed in profound ways simply from the experience of some wild and desolate place giving them some new vision. I […]
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