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Recent retiree--35 year's experience teaching reading, English, adult basic education and volunteer leadership skills. Started this blog to exchange ideas and commentary with friends and others having an interest in joining the discussions. Greatest life accomplishments include: 1.organized my 3rd grade class to check out library books for me to get around librarian's weekly limit--Amazon.com, the Mullins Elementary 3rd Grade Class of 1956 is still waiting for "thank you" notes; 2. volunteered in the Peace Corps, island of St. Kitts, West Indies; 3.taught adults to read, earn their GEDs., and speak English as a second language; 4. bought a border collie puppy for $6, got evicted rather than give him up, and began a life-long love affair with all things "Dog"; 5. joined a physical fitness boot camp in my mid-50s--don't mess with someone who's been doing regulation pushups in wet grass at 5:30 a.m.; 6. walked across Northern England with best friend Sally--over 80 miles from the Irish to North Seas; and 7. travelled to many foreign countries for pleasure and work.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Watery Wednesday - Across Bantry Bay to Ilnacullin

Still in Ireland for Watery Wednesdays in March--photos from a gardening tour. This week it's County Cork and scenes of Bantry Bay which we crossed by ferry to see Ilnacullin, a famous garden and historic site on Garinish Island. This is the first view of Bantry Bay coming off the Ring of Kerry:
At the holiday town of Glengarriff we boarded a ferry in the harbor for a short trip across the bay:
A bonus for the trip--a seal colony on one of the small islands in Bantry Bay. Did you know that seals actually bark?

Another view of Garinish Island:
This is the Italianate garden at Ilnacullin with its graceful reflecting pool:
Come back on Friday and I'll show you some fabulous flower-covered fences/walls in gardens at Ilnacullin.



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13 comments:

Judy said...

I am surprised at how much I like the reflecting pool! Not my usual choice at all!

Jan n Jer said...

The beauty of this place just takes my breath away! Great pictures Faye!

Hootin Anni said...

Beautiful, beautiful and MORE beautiful!! Loved these images. :::sigh::: wishing I was there.

Happy St. Patty's day to you too.

EG CameraGirl said...

I really hope I get to visit Ireland one day!

Leovi said...

Beautiful photos and excellent and nice place. Greetings.

George said...

Thanks for taking us on your ferry trip across the bay. Your picture of the garden is gorgeous. I'll be back to see more.

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Lovely shots, Faye. It is so green in Ireland isn't it. No wonder they call i the Emerald Isle!

carol l mckenna said...

Lovely photos of Ireland ~ Didn't get to Kerry ~ but went to other areas ~ and loved it ~ Great photos ~ namaste ~ Carol ^_^

Thanks for coming by ~

Living Life said...

These photos look like they could be postcards! Nothing like it around these parts. How neat that you came across a seal colony!

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

We prayed last night over our Watr project. There are some people who think we should take care of our own back yard before we go to some foreign country.

Faye said...

Ann-in these modern times our back yard is much larger than we realize. That's why your work is important.

eden said...

What a beautiful place! Great shots.

A Colorful World said...

Oh, you had an awesome visit to Ireland! I would love to go back an see the whole country in-depth. On our ten day tour we hit the highlights and it was great but it really whetted my appetite! These are beautiful photographs.