Going off the path with my photography this week. Landed safely in Ireland on Wednesday morning but we’re dealing with some complications at the moment. To destress over the weekend, we visited Portumna Forest Park and walked the trails that wind through the woods. Imagine our delight when we paused to look out over the lake and realized there were no man made sounds around us, only the wind and the birds. Here are some views from my walk:
Monochrome Monday – Black and White Photography 2019 – (21)

These are lovely
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Thanks, Alex!
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Beautiful! Love that tree! Glad to here y’all made it safely. Figured it was comin’ up soon. Welcome to Ireland! 😃
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Phew! What a bumpy ride. Everything was going along smoothly and then at the last minute lots of glitches. We’re so tired….. At least we have a few days before H starts work. 😃
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Awesome! How’s the house?
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Not in yet. That was one of the snags. The house sale on the US side got delayed. Without the funds from the sale we couldn’t settle on the Irish house. It looks like Friday is the day though. So we’ll have the weekend to move in. Fingers crossed!
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Oh man, that sucks. Always something. Fingers crossed it all gets settled soon. Where are y’all staying in the meantime?
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We are in what they call a self catering apartment. It has a kitchenette so at least we can cook some meals and not eat out all the time. Hoping for tomorrow! Can settle in over the weekend!
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Fingers crossed. 😃
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Nice view. Love that tree.
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Thanks, Darnell! It was really picturesque!
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Beautiful! So sorry you’re still facing difficulties with the move. A story for another time perhaps?
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Yes, once it’s all dealt with, I’ll write about it for sure. We’ve made some progress today so that’s a good thing!
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The depth of field of these is tremendous Meg.
Hope the complications are soon sorted.
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Thanks, Peter! It was nice to get out in nature and tune out the noise for a while. Hope the next few days will be better!
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Love the black and white, great photos, I hope everything works out!
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Thanks so much!
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Gorgeous pics!!
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Thanks, Angela!
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My pleasure!
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Beautiful! Just like I always imagine Ireland.
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Thanks, Phil! By the way I loved the new book but haven’t had time to do a proper review of it. I promise as soon as I have time I’ll happily give you a glowing review. And I hope you have the next installment started!
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Great captures Angela. The tree looks fabulous.
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Thank you! Psst… it’s Meg. 😃
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Opps….. I’m sorry Meg. It was a misunderstanding.
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No worries! 😅
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