REVITALISED

I found my place
Beneath a tree

A bed of pines
And old dry leaves

Paper and pen
Sat down to write

But a moment
Was all it took

For eyes to close
And fall asleep

My back to bark
And feet on earth

And when I woke
A warmth within

With the whole world
I felt at ease

Problems and pain
All forgotten

My soul refreshed
And heart at ease.



Note: I wrote this the other day after falling asleep under a tree in Tollymore Forest Park.

SLIEVE DONARD

Here are a few pictures I took the other day climbing the Slieve Donard. The Slieve Donard is the highest of all the mountains in the Mourne Mountain Range, which is right here in my town Newcastle. Donard is the name of the mountain and Slieve means 'mountain' in Irish. It's quite a small range and the mountains are small too (none over 1000 metres), but it's very, very beautiful and easily accessible.I climbed it with good friends Karol and Gazza and it was a great day out. Unfortunately, near the top the sky clouded over and it rained a little. The view is usually spectacular from the top showing the town, the beach, the golf course and a huge horizon on the Irish sea. Although these photos don't do the view any justice, at least they give a true depiction of typical Irish weather.

With a stick in my hand
I walk through the forest.

On a big old tree stump
I sit by the water.

Under a summer blue sky
I look up at the sun.

And I think and I think
And I think.

THANKS FRANK

"And love is either in your heart

Or on it's way"

I heard these lyrics today in Tom Waits' version of Young At Heart, written by Frank Sinatra. Today is a lonely rainy day and they were uplifting, reassuring lyrics to hear. Thanks Frank.

IN BOLIVIA

JUST PLANE PHOTOS