Bathing in the emerald green shallows of Stony Point this sealion, belly full of cuttlefish, is probably the most content creature on earth. To us the Whyalla cuttlefish season is an extraordinary opportunity to swim with, observe, and simply be with one of our most amazing sea critters. To sealions, it’s a gastronomical smorgasbord with […]
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Ben Bulben
Ben Bulben loomed, first small in the distance and now larger as we neared. Grey clouds shrouded the landscape and rain fell like folded curtains across the mountain. Having only ever seen Ben Bulben from a distance it was time to get a little closer. We drove up green shrouded country lanes, closer, higher. Then […]
Read MoreGrey Green & Grim
Grey skies and green mountains might typify the beautiful country Ireland is but this place, Delphi Doolough, hides a grim story of human tragedy behind its stark beauty. In March of 1849 during the Irish Potato famine Irish people were instructed to present themselves to officials in the town of Louisburgh to have their claims […]
Read MoreDroplet of Green Beautiful
We are so blessed to be living on a droplet in space where this scene could almost be anywhere. Look more closely and you will find grasses, ferns, mosses, shrubberies and trees that hint towards Northern Europe. This beautiful green place just happens to be in Ireland at a place called Craggaunowen. Although this place […]
Read MoreBasking In Sunshine
In the beautiful green Irish landscape moments of sunshine need to savored and cherished for the way they lift both the land and the spirit. Even the locals know to take a moment from their busy day to bask in the the sun’s ephemeral glow. In a land made so beautifully green by rain and […]
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