Foraging for Wild Garlic in Ballyseedy Woods
Ballyseedy Woods offers visitors to Tralee, County Kerry, a beautiful walk in an ancient sustainable forest as well as masses of wild garlic every spring. One of the things I used to love about Austria…
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Hiking the Old Kenmare Road
The Old Kenmare Road is a stunning trail that connects Killarney National Park and the town of Kenmare. Part of the Kerry Way, its full length stretches approximately 16 kilometers (10 miles). Despite its name,…
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With Beauty Before Me I Walk
The prayer ‘With Beauty Before Me I Walk’ filled my heart and soul today while I was walking down the country lane (boreen in Irish) that meanders past our house on the Dingle Peninsula. Mother…
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Castlemaine Harbour
Castlemaine Harbour is a place of power and overwhelming beauty. Located at the head of Dingle Bay, between the Dingle and Iveragh Peninsulas, its dunes protect a complex mixture of mudflats, sandbanks and saltmarshes from…
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The Sneem Seaweed Baths
The Sneem Seaweed Baths are a wonderful, stress-relieving way to soak in healing waters surrounded by the glories of nature. I have heard for a long time that seaweed has major health benefits–both internally and…
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Mid-Summer Wildflowers on the Dingle Peninsula
The mid-summer wildflowers on the Dingle Peninsula are spectacular right now! In most of the places I’ve lived (the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. and Austria), the major showing of wildflowers is always in the…
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Uragh Stone Circle: Magical Ireland
Accidentally discovering the Uragh Stone Circle was a magical experience that left me in awe. The weather report last week indicated that Thursday would be dry. So on the spur of the moment, Gerhard and…
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Tadpoles in Our Pond: The Magic Continues!
I am happy to announce that we now have tadpoles in our pond! I am so excited that I feel almost like a proud grandma. For a while there, I thought it was touch and…
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Frog Spawn: New Life Begins in Our Wildlife Pond
I have been looking forward to seeing frog spawn ever since we built our wildlife garden last June. So you can imagine how excited I was this morning to find two dark, gelatinous clumps clinging…
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Killarney National Park in October
Killarney National Park in October is spectacular as the oranges, russets and yellows fill the woods with warmth and color. Of course, the park is beautiful at every time of year, but fall has always…
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The Black Valley-A Place of Astonishing Beauty
The Black Valley is a very special place in County Kerry. Its beauty and remoteness will fill your heart with joy, and its peace will soothe your soul. Only a few farm families make their…
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Turning a Boring Lawn into a Wildlife Garden
The home my husband Gerhard and I retired to in County Kerry in December 2019 is surrounded by about 1/2 acre of lawn. It didn’t take long until we decided to turn it into a…
