“A bird doesn’t sing because he has an answer, he sings because he has a song.” From "A Cup of Sun," by American poet and children's book author, Joan Walsh Anglund (born c. 1926). She's sold over 45 million books worldwide. President Obama and the U.S. Postal Service misattributed this quotation to Maya Angelou. All… Continue reading Why Does a Bird Sing? by da-AL→
Gorgeous fine sandy beaches, magnificent architecture, and like everywhere else in France — fantastic food! Our vacation had started in beautiful Barcelona. From there we drove through wonderful Huesca (note: my upcoming novel is titled, "Flamenco & the Sitting Cat"), pretty Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, and enchanting Espelette. We were headed further into French Basque Country... Now we overnighted… Continue reading Phenomenal French Basque Country: Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Bayonne, Biarritz, France by da-AL→
Yesterday saw a whole bunch of us interested folks going to explore the arboretum at Ardnagashel in Glengarriff, West Cork, but apart from admiring the wonderful trees we also received lots of information on the seaweeds and lichens along this stretch of coast. Ardnagashel was established by the Hutchins family and it was as part of the Heritage Week of Ireland that these activities took place, in memory of Ellen Hutchins (1785-1815)who was a remarkable Irish Botanist. The talks on the lichens and seaweeds were given by Howard Fox, who is the State Botanist (National Botanic Gardens) and by Maria Cullen. This ‘life’ introduction to the seaweeds and the lichens of the coast of Bantry Bay was so very interesting. a true first introduction in this field for me. Later in the afternoon Madeline Hutchins (Ellen’s great great grand niece) took us through the forested area of this garden and…
Stunning world photography is the cornerstone of each of fellow blogger Nilla’s post. Here she takes us to Fes, Morocco…
