Monthly Archives: January 2014

More Than Gold

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Siobhan McNamara

Rainbow on Tree, Donegal, Ireland © Siobhan McNamara

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Old Ash Tree

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Siobhan McNamara

Old ash tree near Lough Eske, Donegal Town © Siobhán McNamara

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Low Tide in Donegal

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Siobhan McNamara

Low tide at Doorin Point, a little-known but very beautiful headland in southwest Donegal © Siobhán McNamara

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For Sligo poet William Butler Yeats who died 75 years ago today

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Siobhan McNamara

The Poet Forever regarding the high river wall that runs along Markievicz Road; clothed in verse; cast in bronze; a poet stands. He dreams of rising from his plinth to walk onto the bridge so he can dwell forevermore … Continue reading →

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Shooting at the sun

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Siobhan McNamara

Who says you shouldn’t point the camera towards the sun? Sometimes you just have to capture what you see …. Forest at Lough Eske, Donegal Town ©Siobhán McNamara

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Haiku

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Siobhan McNamara

In response to Daily Prompt at http://wordpress.com/read/post/id/489937/67460/ Mirror, mirror look at you, aren’t you getting old not like me I see

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My Little Book of Lunchtime Verse

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Siobhan McNamara

A first draft based on this week’s writing challenge at http://wordpress.com/read/post/id/489937/66914/ I started a new job the week before my mother died. I had an hour long drive each way a full day at work, a young family who … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on a January Day

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Siobhan McNamara

The birds sing more enthusiastically today though spring is still some time away. Sharp air softens, first buds on apple trees appear, and tulip bulbs push green stems through the wakening earth. The garden calls; there is so much to … Continue reading →

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Winter sunset on Donegal Bay

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Siobhan McNamara

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Black and White

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Siobhan McNamara

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