Seeing Anew

The Rock of Cashel, on which sit a castle and cathedral, was the seat of the Kings of Muenster, Ireland, for many centuries. Most of the ...

We drove to Killarney today and took a small boat across Lough Leane, the lake on which Ross Castle sits, to see the 7th Century ruins of t...

Our boatman waits for us to finish exploring the small, 21-acre island on which Innisfallen Abbey sits.

We toured Ross Castle after exploring the ruins of Innisfallen Abbey. What amazed us on the tour was the life expectancy of its occupants...

These stone huts were built inside a circular Iron Age hill fort (1000 BC to 1200 AD). The construction used a technique called corbellin...

The Dingle Peninsula on the West Coast of Ireland is laced with pristine coves and dramatic cliffs and mountains along its edge. The p...

Georgian architecture abounds around the squares in Dublin--St. Stephen's Green, Merrion, and Fitzwilliam. Colorful doors, peacock fa...

If you click on the picture, you may be able to see the wind farm in the Irish Sea. It's off the coast of North Wales.

And here are the rapeseed fields from the airplane, as we flew from Birmingham, England to Dublin, Ireland.

On the train from Derby to Birmingham. Beautiful yellow rapeseed fields flying by us. Rapeseed is used to make Canola oil.

Rowing on the Derwent, the bells of All Saints Cathedral

Afternoon Tea in the Cathedral Cafe - a pleasant, bright, peaceful spot in the day. The lady next to me recommended the Victoria Sponge, a...

I bought a cheese and bacon sandwich and ate it while sitting in Silk Mill Park at lunch time. Afterwards I sketched the Silk Mill opposit...

Field of Buttercups, Darley Abbey Park, Derbeyshire, UK

Cathedral Quarter Hotel, Derby, UK

Last year's apple, this year's blossom

Anniversary Roses. Thank you, Judy and Scott!

Morning walk at Sheldon Nature Preserve Friendly squirrels all over the place. Wildflowers making an appearance Egret Canadian Geese taking ...

Sunday, we hiked out the West Harbor trail at East Harbor State Park. Saw my first butterfly of the year -- a small purple one. Swa...