Posted by: bmacb | April 11, 2026
The ‘other’ world, can be very close but very far away too.
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Posted by: bmacb | March 23, 2026
Unwanted
From above it looked like a tiny dark, ugly stain on the endless pale sands of the long, vast beach.
But it was a warning, a threat, a visible sign of deliberate violence to intimidate us all. This poor creature had been one of our guardians. They patrolled the wide bay that kept us apart from those who to harm and destroy us all. We had forged an eternal understanding between ourselves, the dolphins and all the other sentient sea creatures to preserve the world of The Light.
Now this, the dark, restless seas and today the heavy, black curtains of cloud and mist off our shores could only mean trouble.
Lasair had been sent on his kite- board to search near the shoreline for any trace or sign of the murderers. It might have been dangerous for him as he traced a line along the waves but the cold, grey surf revealed nothing.
We would all have to wait….
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Posted by: bmacb | February 19, 2026
The Coming of Spring
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Posted by: bmacb | March 12, 2011
Spring chill…
Snow covers the Sliabh Mis mountains stretching west out from Tralee, county town of Kerry, today. As the sleety rain passes and the mist rises, by early afternoon the spine of hills and peaks pressing further along the Corca Dhuibhne (Dingle) peninsula out towards the Atlantic show only splashes of white among the dark green and browns of the higher ground.
It’s a sunny day.
Temperatures have risen over the past few weeks to nearly 10 Celsius with mostly bright skies and drier, longer days but the breezes bring a moist chill reminding us never to take the better weather for granted.
And you’ll never know what tomorrow might bring.
Sunset...rebirth
It’s St.Patrick’s Day on Thursday next (17thMarch). A public holiday. Such a shame it wasn’t in May!! There are no stories or legends about him in this part of Ireland but his influence in introducing excess alcohol intake and outrageous shamroguery lives on. It’s a well known fact that snakes and most other reptiles have no time for this type of carry on at all which is why they all decided to emigrate when St. Patrick started messin.
St.Brendan made a great play for this role in Kerry and succeeded fantastically well having his own holy mountain named after him.. Cnoc Bréanainn/Mt.Brandon (below).
But the snakes weren’t convinced and anyway it’d be too much hassle to come back.
West Kerry is a small place with BIG skies.
Imeall An Domhain/ Edge of The world
People have always been drawn to the west of Ireland. It’s on the edge in more ways than one. Free from the rigid constraints of urban existence but faced with the challenges of rural life. For every vividly sharp day of tangible glory there are ten days of enveloping mist, rain and gloom. But that doesn’t have to mean gloomy.
It’s a 360 degree world. The skies above. The mountains behind and the seas all around. There is no choice but to engage with it and Live your life in these days in the West.
touch and go
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Posted by: bmacb | March 7, 2011
Hello world!
Fáilte! Welcome to the sights, scenes and sounds of Ireland that fill all these…..days in the west!
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daysinthewest 