Part of the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. Big, grand, dramatic, fit for a giant. For those of you possibly afraid of giants; no worries, none spotted on this trip. 😉 Lisa
The Giant’s Land
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Go Around Me….I’m Sleeping
Here’s a Glencolmcille sheep who has the Tuesday morning thing down well…
And yes, she didn’t move, and yes, we drove around her, being careful to miss these other two who didn’t get up either….
Chilled to the max, or maybe still exhausted from their big weekend…
Here’s to cloudy Tuesdays! We’re up, we’re up. Lisa
The Story of the Guardians
Near Portnoo, overlooking Narin Beach, there are these cows. Many lovely beach cottages line this road leading to the harbor, but these cows have a lovely piece of grass overlooking the water all to themselves. And they seemed to be taking their babysitting duties quite seriously, as there were two lovely little calves resting peacefully between them. No fences, no barriers, just the cows, the grass, the cliff, and the sea. Maybe they were on holiday. 😉 Have a great day, Lisa
Round and Round
Date formed: 1474 A.D., Donegal Castle Keep Stairs
Feet trod: Countless
Battles Waged: Unknown
Imaginations Kindled: As many as are willing
Dream a little today; it always makes my day better. 🙂 Slainte, Lisa
*For those interested in more history of the Donegal Castle, check this out:
540 Year Old Trip Stairs
The Trip Stairs
This amazing spiral stairway, built of stone, was designed to give the O’Donnell Chieftain a few strategic advantages during combat . . .
- The steps are uneven and vary in height, to trip the unsuspecting assailant – hence their name!
- The steps are narrow, so potential invaders would have to ascend in single file, making it easier to overpower them.
- The stairway turns clockwise going up. That gave the right-handedO’Donnells more leeway while sword-fighting defensively downwards. It also forced any potential invader to either sword-fight with his left hand, or awkwardly maneuver his sword around the stairwell’s solid central axis.
Found on http://www.ourdonegal.com/donegal-castle.html
Church
The perfect church service,would be one we were almost unaware of. Our attention would have been on God. ~C.S. Lewis
Clonmacnoise, monastery founded in 544 A.D. by St. Ciaran, overlooking the River Shannon
Think About These Things 