Tuesday, November 23, 2010

November 24 - For Our Memory

Over the past month, I've taken some pictures to keep for our memory of Galway and our village of Oranmore.

Our night view across the Bay.


Galway City


The view from our house of the sunset over Galway Bay.




Another beautiful evening at home.


November brought a lot of rain...and several rainbows.



Looking like Christmas on some of the rock walls in our neighborhood.



My favorite farm yard just outside the village...I wish all the cows were out.


Last time feeding the birds on the Claddagh Quay in Galway.


From Galway, looking across at the Burren.



On the promenade.




Our last two days, we woke up to thick frost, just like we did when we first moved here.






Sunday, November 21, 2010

November 20 - The Chain

We didn't make a chain to countdown our days here, but Grandma did! She shows the kids over skype. The chain started with 25 links; today it's down to 4. Our emotions as we think about moving back home are mixed. We're so thankful for all the blessings God has given us this special year!

Sunday, November 14, 2010

November 6 - Autumn in Connemara

We took our last drive through my favorite place in Ireland. I've enjoyed this scenery in each season, but Connemara in autumn colors is breathtaking!







We drove north into County Mayo.














Croagh Patrick, with its worn footpath.






We drove onto Achill Island - the first time we've been here.






An entire village was deserted and left for ruin during the Great Famine of the 1840's.


The village sits at the base of the mountain...












This reminded me of the painting, The Lost Sheep by Alfred M Soord, based on the parable in Matthew 18 and Luke 15 of the Good Shepherd who went out to search for His one missing lamb. In the painting, Soord depicts the Shepherd resucuing the lamb from the edge of a cliff.







Harvesting and bagging the turf (peat).

"This road has no shoulder, and bog is squishy."












Killary Fjord.


Near Ballyconneely














The Twelve Bens of Connemara from Roundstone Village.







Daniel said he hadn't stepped on a bog yet, so I insisted he stop the car, pushed him out into the rain, and took his picture. :)