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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.
Arriving in Ireland, one of our first explorations took us into the Wicklow Mountains, driving a loop from Newtownmountkennedy to Glendalough via the old military road through Sally Gap. The scenery was glorious as you can see from the photo. I was reminded of North Wales, the Pennines, the Lake District, and Western Scotland.
It always feels good to be alive, but for me this was one of those special times when it feels especially good to be experiencing the grandeur, the beauty, and the sheer ‘thisness’ of the surroundings.
‘Thisness’ is a term I borrowed from Kim Stanley Robinson‘s Mars trilogy, a word he puts in the mind and mouth of Sax Russell, one of the science team in the story. The books are a good read; begin with ‘Red Mars’, then ‘Green Mars’, and finally ‘Blue Mars’. They are not just good science fiction, they are also a powerful commentary on many political, technological, and societal issues in the real world.
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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