Notice boards at places give information enough for more than the journey of where you are. They help you to meet people from long ago as well as the present exciting environment. Here are two places: Killary Fjord and Glencar Waterfall and lake. The people are Ludwig Wittgenstein and William Butler Yeat. My first photographContinue reading “Two places each with a person”
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The Sky Road
The Sky Road is a famous 16km scenic coastal loop starting and ending in Clifton, County Galway. In this post I present 5 photographs from this special drive and celebrate a Bible verse with different meanings for the last word comfort. Here is Paul speaking: ‘ God is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,Continue reading “The Sky Road”
Tralee
I am going to start this post in St John’s Church, go to the river Lee, then cycle the green way between Tralee and Fenit and back again so we can spend time in the rose garden of Tralee. Let us look most careful at this newest of reconciliation stained glass windows by Britain’s mostContinue reading “Tralee”
Sneem, Waterville and King’s Head
These three are close to each other on The Ring of Kerry. This 179 km (111 mile) circular tourist route is around the Iveragh Peninsula in county Kerry Ireland. This post will look at two gardens in Sneem, a village where a river meets the sea, then the colourful stones of Waterville and views fromContinue reading “Sneem, Waterville and King’s Head”
Bantry to Eyeries
Let us start the post with looking at what love is not. Paul makes a list of these and says: ‘ love doesn’t envy, boast, act arrogant, behave rudely, seek their own interests, become easily provoked/angry, keep a record of wrongs…’ A good reminder for a family travelling together. We start in this post onContinue reading “Bantry to Eyeries”
Pembroke Wales
To continue our thoughts about Job. God answers Job’s demand for a courtroom trial by shifting debate to awe through questions. For example God exposes limits: ‘Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundations? Where are the foundations fastened?’ Job38 God shows care for creation: ‘Do you know when the mountain goats calve? WhoContinue reading
The garden
Here is a summary of something I was reading from the book of Job. Job was a man from ancient times who lost everything while having a good relationship with God. It got so bad that while he was scraping the boils all over his body his wife said: ‘ Do you still hold fastContinue reading “The garden”
A sabbath 5 mile walk at Newlands Corner
Newlands Corner got its name from a highwayman Robert Newlands. His name was found on a sign which states Newland slept here. This sign is at the Bull’s Head in West Clandon circa 1500. The area four miles from Guildford in the Surrey Hills is known for panoramic views and family walking trails. This postContinue reading “A sabbath 5 mile walk at Newlands Corner”
Pond lily and buck moon.
Each year at about this time I feature our garden pond in a post. Today, Friday I will look at photographs I took of it this past week. Sunday at 13.17 Monday at 8.23 Tuesday Why this odd oil pastel? There is an answer here amidst an introduction for someone new reading my blog: I’mContinue reading
Leucanthemums and lavender, Polygonaceae and Daucus Carota
This post will use the word carry quite often so here is God speaking first: ‘ And even to your old age with your grey hair I am He who will carry you; I have made you and I will deliver you.’ Isaiah 46:4 Then Peter saying something a little different: ‘ Humble yourself underContinue reading “Leucanthemums and lavender, Polygonaceae and Daucus Carota”
The apple tree and a bottle of thyme.
The four-fat-pig chime tinkles in the warm breeze, the black bucket fills with wind fall apples. The gnome sits looking down from the fork of the tree as it always has. The apple tree has its crown and we have our seventh priminister in ten years. The chime in the middle top of the pictureContinue reading “The apple tree and a bottle of thyme.”
Beautiful
Here are some idioms: a sight for sore eyes, easy on the eyes, picture perfect. And here are some other words for beautiful perhaps ones you don’t immediately think of: mesmerizing, elegant, mysteriously powerful… A rose on a shrub they say can last three to four days for fragrant varieties and seven to fourteen daysContinue reading “Beautiful”