Thursday, August 27, 2009

More from Inis Mór

Craft Village at the foot of Dun Aengas, where a few
minutes after I took this shot a nanny goat with an
ominous set of horns came roaming through the crowd
with her kid trailing behind --



Cross-inscribed pillar dating back to the 12th century
in the yard behind our hotel --



Typical Aran Islands home --



I loved this horse's feedbag: an old handbag, with the
straps over the horse's ears --



These odd flora were in an indentation in some rocks
high on the hill above the shore, although they look
as if they belong in a tidepool. I have no idea what they
are, or to what family they belong:

8 comments:

  1. Such an eye you have! :)

    Love, C.

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  2. Lovely pics. Your header brings to mind Waterhouse's Ophelia.

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  3. Are you quite sure that the horse isn't feasting on the contents of someone's handbag - lipstick, credit cards, perhaps a Caramilk bar?

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  4. Sounds like a great cottage industry - retooling feedbags into high fashion accessories.

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  5. Hi T.Clear, if your coming back on the ferry, keep an eye out for seabirds like Manx Shearwater and let me know!

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  6. RainyWest -- alas, I am now 6,000 miles away in sunny Seattle!

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  7. Ah no problem, tis I missed the boat on that one! Sunny Seattle sounds nice. I visited a few years ago. I hope you enjoyed your Aran visit.

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  8. these pictures just go right to my heart. it is where i belong! and you--going from rainy connemara to rainy seattle. you will never wrinkle, that's for sure.

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