Image of the day – 36

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What’s in an image? Sometimes quite a lot, more than meets the eye.

I’m posting an image every day (or as often as I can). A photo, an image from the internet, a diagram or a map. Whatever takes my fancy.

We were leaving the Welsh port of Fishguard for Rosslare in Ireland for a two week holiday. We drove our car onto the ferry and then relaxed on board, and I watched as the ship’s maneuvering thrusters churned up the water and pushed us away from the quayside. Before these thrusters were introduced, a pair of tugs would be required to get the ship into a position where it could begin to leave the harbour. The disturbed water between the ship and the quayside is clearly visible in the photo.

Moving a heavy object from a fixed position takes a lot of force, but that force also needs to be well-directed and carefully applied for some time. Sometimes we are like the ship. We have some kind of fixed position (mentally, ideologically), but to get us to safely shift may require considerable pressure combined with delicate care and understanding, accurate guidance and plenty of time.

In principle, we are all the same. So it’s worth remembering the right approach when we want to encourage some kind of movement in others. Be prepared to use sustained pressure; care, wisdom and understanding; accurate guidance; and by no means least, as much time as necessary. You certainly don’t want to cause a shipwreck!

Images from our Irish holiday 2024

For convenience, here’s a list of all the Irish holiday images:

28th Jul – Welsh Botanic Garden, Robin, Fishguard
29th Jul – Wicklow Mts, Glendalough, Powerscourt, Rose, Greystones
30th Jul – Liffey, Temple Bar, St Patrick’s Cathedral
31st Jul – Newgrange, Battle of the Boyne
1st Aug – Monasterboice, Mourne, Thrift, Window
2nd Aug – Spelga Dam, Hydrangea, Pipework, Lough Neagh
3rd Aug – Coagh, Springhill, Portrush
4th Aug – Beach at Portrush
5th Aug – Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede, Portrush

Themed image collections

The links below will take you to the first post in each collection

Cirencester, Favourites, Irish holiday 2024, Roman villa

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