Ireland – wells-of-wellness

Seven people of Ireland

Here are seven more images (plus the featured image of the harpist on The Ring of Kerry). This time all of them are faces that Patricia and I love from our time in Ireland, 2012: beautiful penny whistle player on the streets of Dublin Patricia and an eastern european refugee woman selling papers on aContinue reading “Seven people of Ireland”

Imbolc – February 2, 2016 – Half Way

Last Sunday, I got telling the folks of Trinity Church a bit about the Celtic Calendar and about St. Brigid. Imbolc, on the Celtic Calendar, is tomorrow, February 2. It is a day that honors the waning of winter, laying as it does on their calendar half way between the winter solstice and spring equinox. Continue reading “Imbolc – February 2, 2016 – Half Way”

Tears

Those of you who have been following this blog from the beginning may remember that Patricia and I began it with the idea of exploring Celtic wisdom for aging with vibrancy, beauty, and grace. Very early in our time in Ireland, 2012, with Mary Meighan, as our guide for a pilgrimage in Glendalough Valley and beyond,Continue reading “Tears”

takes about a hundred seconds

The new theme for our blog (watermark) will (depending on your internet speed) take a minimum of 60 seconds to download if you scroll down over each picture. . . some are mine (some are other’s) breathe easy . . . the pictures are good . . . Each one (if scrolled over and clicked on) willContinue reading “takes about a hundred seconds”

we’re off

3:00 am – Dublin time. We are off to the airport in a few minutes for a flight via Paris where (we’ll be for only an hour) and then to Duluth, Minnesota. Should be there in about twenty hours. We give thanks. We give thanks. We give thanks.

later in the day – 9/18/2012

Such a fine day in our lives. Remember the lower tide around noon? Well, here is how it was around 5:45 . . . labyrinth is watered away:

labyrinth

Today is our last full day at Kells. Tomorrow at 8:00 we leave for Dublin with a flight the following morning at 6:20 am for Duluth, Minnesota. Oh how we will miss Kells and the people of Ireland. Yet, we are very excited for the privilege of being with children and grandchildren over the nextContinue reading “labyrinth”

Textures and tones

For the last three weeks we have been living in the home of two artists. They are American, but have the sense and traditions of Ireland. The house modeled on a traditional Irish cottage, but upgraded so that the amenities of the 21st century are here. The traditional crafts decorate the floors and walls andContinue reading “Textures and tones”

22 doors

Many, if not most, get fascinated by doorways and doors and gates in Ireland. Here are a few of the ones that captured us:

tides

We went to the beach to make a labyrinth around 6:00 this evening . . . the tide was in . . .therefore, beach (the sand for our designing) was all awash underwater. Notice how in these two pictures of the fishing pier at Kells Bay, the tide changed the level of the water aboutContinue reading “tides”