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Weekly Photo Challenge: The hue of you

Nature’s muted tones…faded, jaded and slightly washed out. Cheri’s challenge: ‘For this challenge, we want to keep it simple: share a photograph with a prominent color (or assortment of colors) that reveals more… Continue reading

Adjusting the sails

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward

The things they leave behind

In Stephen G. Hipperson’s post, Artists Unknown, he explores the creativity of people who arrange natural objects to create something to say ‘I was here’. Seonaid also shared some delightful found treasures with us in her lovely… Continue reading

Cloths of heaven

Aedh wishes for the Cloths of Heaven  by W. B. Yeats Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of… Continue reading

The man from Bologna

I picked up a man on the beach the other day. Yes, it’s true. I had strolled down to Trá Crua with our dog, Nellie, and there he was. It’s quite unusual to… Continue reading

Thursday Lingering Look at Windows

I hope Dawn from The Day After will forgive me for being a day late with this challenge. Also, I admit that it’s a little unimaginative of me to return to the same… Continue reading

Travel Theme: Hidden

With thanks to Ailsa for this week’s Weekly Travel Theme. This lovely hidden den is tucked away off one of Sherkin Island’s lanes. I should end this post here but just thought I’d… Continue reading

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sea

‘The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.’ Jacques Cousteau

Sea dog

Nellie and I have been doing a bit of horizon gazing over the last two weeks on Sherkin Island… or at least, when we got the chance. Between a steady flow of visitors,… Continue reading

Green letter day

Post box, Sherkin-style. © wildsherkin 2013