Fighting darkness

The Sun bursting its way through a forest, fighting shade and filling darkness with its light and warmth. One can find so many analogies to life itself in such a dramatic display.

Gougane Barra, Ballingeary, County Cork, Ireland
2019, October

Slug life
Or just one of those miniwonderfull things that you discover while walking in a forest.

Gougane Barra, Ballingeary, County Cork, Ireland
2019, October

Be different!

Be different! It makes you much more interesting. In a forest essentially composed of very tall spruces and other evergreen species, a smaller deciduous tree stands out, gloriously reflecting sunlight from its autumn dressed leaves.

Gougane Barra, Ballingeary, County Cork, Ireland
2019, October

Tributary to a great river

Many great rivers start just like this, A small rain fed stream flowing down and jumping around a rough hill side. This is one of the many tributaries that build up to become River Lee still at its source, deep down in Gougane Barra glacier valley.

Gougane Barra, Ballingeary, County Cork, Ireland
2019, October

Blessed by the Sun

No wonder that, in the 6th century, a monk decided that this would be a great location for a monastery. St. Finbarr, however, that to expel a certain giant snake from the local grounds first... A closer perspective I took before the valley panorama I previously posted. At this moment sunrise had just emerged, yet the Irish winds were still asleep, leaving the lake undisturbed.

Gougane Barra, Ballingeary, County Cork, Ireland
2019, October

Light over darkness

I could see it, feel it, and experience it, moving in and across the landscape, downwards into the chilled, undisturbed lake. Slowly, determined, resolved to overwhelm shadows and fight off all its demons. Sunlight gradually creeped in, casting its blessing and warmth upon darkness and all those who inhabit the glaciar valley and the forest within. An astronomical blessing.

Gougane Barra, Ballingeary, County Cork, Ireland
2019, October