Droplet 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 […]

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Last Days of Autumn

Every Autumn I get to admire the amazing colours of the liquid amber tree my mother’s garden. I don’t remember the colours changing from green, to yellow, to orange. At least I got to see them these last days of autumn before winter’s chilly winds sweep them away. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Last Days of Autumn’, […]

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Mum’s Autumn Treat

Mum has a liquid amber tree in her front garden and every Autumn I am reminded how amazing it is see those fantastic colours. Growing up I never really noticed as the colours changed from green to yellow, orange, red and finally crimson before littering the ground below. Now my visits are infrequent and every […]

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