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The End of Green Cynicism

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“Green are the hills of Ireland and green they will always stay. Warm are the blessings wished for you and they’ll always be that way.”

You always hear about the green in Ireland, so much so that you begin to think that it is a cliche, an overexaggeration promoted for tourism.  (ahh…what cynics we can sometimes be 🙂  )  But check out these pictures before deciding for yourself….the greenest of greens.  The only way you won’t like it is if you don’t like green.  But that of course is ridiculous, as green is the most amazing color ever created!  🙂

My little Tinkerbell in the meadow

The nearby mermaid lagoon 🙂

Green leaves as big as elephant’s ears!

So there you go….the end of your green cynicism forever.  I am happy now.  🙂  Slainte, Lisa

 

Light

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In all these photographs, I am drawn to the light.  I want to be in the green place, the place with sunlight warming my skin, the place where I can see clearly.  When a child or any of us feel afraid, we are drawn to put on a light, and it calms us.

“Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you.  The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.  Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” – Jesus, John 12:35b-36

“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” – Jesus, John 12:46

“I am the light of the world.” – Jesus, John 9:5b

“In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.  The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”  -John 1:4-5

Run to the Light, and don’t look back.  Slainte, Lisa

The Solace of a Sweet Song

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The sound of a sweet voice singing a pleasing tune can bring amazing peace and solace to the soul.  This is Marianne Knight from Celtic Crossroads; she has an interesting mix of celtic & appalachian in her voice.  Enjoy “Ned of the Hill.”  It sounds better if you close your eyes and just listen.  Slainte, Lisa

The Long & Skinny of It

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I am curious about all the long and skinny windows all over Ireland’s ancient ruins.  At first I thought, the forts would have these thin windows in order to shoot their arrows at the invaders without getting shot back in return.    But I have found them on old churches and abandoned cottages in the woods as well.  Time spent researching this on the internet has proven inconclusive, so the mystery remains momentarily as I keep searching.  The smaller windows might have been easier to construct, and also keep the cold wind and rain out better.  Anyone who has information about this mystery, please enlighten me.  🙂  Meanwhile, here are some pictures…the long and skinny of it.    Slainte, Lisa

Window of an abandoned small cottage in the woods outside Killarney

A window of an ancient church ruin in County Kerry.

This definitely appears to be an arrow slit window in Bunratty Castle.