Hello my loves, here are some photos and videos from November last
year. I had now been living in Ireland for a full year, and it was
amazing to look back on my journey. Living in Clonmany was fantastic,
and a great stepping stone for me, but being in Ballyliffin, with the
spectacular views of the ocean, has really felt like coming home. I am
grateful every single day that I get to live here, and am endlessly
inspired by all these incredible views.
View from the Train.
That Monday I traveled back
from Belfast to Derry on the train, which was a treat by itself. The
train hugs the coast line for a lot of the way, resulting in some
incredible views. I took a few videos, (Please ignore the dirty windows,
obviously couldn't do much about that!) and captured a couple of
rainbows, as well as some huge flocks of birds.
Glashedy framed by rocks, and a well timed bird photo bomb!
Moody Skies over Glashedy.
Rainbow over Pollan Bay, with friendly neighbours in the foreground.
Evening light over Pollan Bay.
After I got back to
Inishowen, I was busy catching up with work after my week away in
England, but I also took the time to go on some nice walks and enjoy the
Autumn sunshine, of course! One of the walks, I had stopped to enjoy
the view, and noticed a large bird flying nearby. I thought it was an
owl, and quickly started filming it, but I didn't expect it to come so
close to me! I looked it up afterwards and I think it was a Short Eared
Owl, which is a winter visitor to Ireland. The photo of the owl in mid
flight is a still taken from the video. It looked as surprised to see me
as I was to see it!
Short Eared Owl!
Birds at Pollan Strand.
Flock of birds, Pollan Strand.
Another day, another Rainbow over Pollan Bay.
Blue Skies Over Binion.
That weekend I also put up my Christmas tree!
This is the earliest I've ever put it up, but I wasn't able to do it the
last few years, so I wanted to enjoy it this year for as long as
possible. When I lived in America, it was a tradition for a lot of
people to put the tree up after Thanksgiving, never before. I always
argued that since I wasn't from there and don't celebrate Thanksgiving,
that that rule didn't apply to me. It certainly doesn't now I no longer
live there!
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