Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.
Gary Snyder
There comes a point in every journey when you turn for home. For me it’s the last twisty turn of a boreen, onto our meandering lane. This first bend of the lane is also the top of a hill and just before I set off on the last mile, I can take in the sweep of the lake, the valley and the Comeragh Mountains.
The view from here depends a lot on weather, light and time of day. It changes by the hour. Sometimes I snap this scene through the windscreen, breathe in that short mile towards home, relax a little.
And this is the spot, where my heart always lifts in spite of everything….
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Wonderful photos … what a view to come home to!
That's just the thing Jane, it's hard to be too sad about the messed up old world when you turn the bend and see that amazing view! Thanks for being there:~)
It is that time of year Catherine,Jameson,Mr.Cohen & a sprinkling of Diana Krall,ah yes Ms.Drea,we are both heading into another season of jollyment…
Haha! Surely the loveliest kind of hibernation Pat! Jameson, Mr. Cohen, Diane Krall and how about a big fry up thrown in for good measure…..the kind without the cancer causing ingredients of course……have a good one:~))
Beautiful photos of an equally beautiful view Catherine. We have a similar view a similar distance from home and I always have the same sigh of relief to be home. How lucky we are!
Good morning Jane! I hope you are enjoying your summer! Yes those few moments are enough to collect thoughts together and breathe in the good stuff! Lucky indeed…..
my autopilot is still identifying that point when we turn for home. Is that our mountain??
But when I see it, my heart lifts, as yours does!
Diana I love to think of you and Jane and myself all seeing our own valleys and mountains spreading out before us in South Africa, Australia and Ireland! Nature really is our true home:~)))
How wonderful to reach home with such a beauty. Yes, nature is our home. And so precious.
Thank you for these marvellous moments.
Even to have a home at all feels lucky with everything that is going on in the world. Thank you Amelie for visiting and sharing the preciousness…..
Oh that quote is a perfect accompaniment for these breathtaking, serene and peaceful pictures…love the soft colors of your home…
Thank you Donna:~)) Those colours change every day…..just like our own…..
What a view! That first one – the sliver of a reflection in the water – made my heart almost stop.
Thank you so much Kim. I know exactly what you mean…..that sliver takes on many forms and hues depending on the light in the moment. You think you've seen it all and then you look at it all over again…..wonderful!
How truly blessed you are to be able to come home to this, it's some of the most magnificent land I have ever seen. I will thank you a thousand times for sharing this beautiful-ness.
Susan my dear you are so very welcome. I love sharing it with you and my little valley is delighted to be showing off it's beautiful-ness to you a thousand times over xx
Gosh this is beautiful…what a home place! Those first two images…I just love what is happening in the bottom portion of the photos. Magical!