StormThoughts

On June 16th 2009 at the James Joyce Centre North Great Georges street Leopold Bloom considers the humble potato.

This was a great journey of discovery. From June 15th till June 25th we travelled Ireland in search of her best writers. Commencing with James Joyce:

On Blooms Day we relived the journey of Leopold Bloom and other Dubliners, “by swerve of shore and bend of bay”, through the heart of the Hibernian Metropolis.

We then travelled to the Aran islands to see where J M Synge had dipped into the folk customs and traditions to collect  stories and dialects for his great plays.

“I’ll go romancing through a romping lifetime from this hour till the dawning of the Judgment day.”

A world away in Yeats country we strode……

” Where dips the rocky highland

Of Sleuth Wood in the lake”

Finally we explored Kavanagh Country, Inniskeen, County Monaghan…..

There..

“I have lived in important places, times

When great events were decided:”

I have just acquired a Flickr account to use for the many pictures that will not fit on this blog.

Here it is.

It took more than one day to drive US 50. It was worth it.  We saw all sorts of terrain from mountain to desert to dried river beds, salt flats, old Indian sites with Petroglyphs. Deserted mining towns, Pony express stations, distant cattle ranges, and evrywhere the absence of people, except in a few small towns that stood like oases in the wilderness.

There were lots of times when we got to see old farm machinery just sitting there in the desert sun, rusty, but looking good.

This picture was taken at the town of Blanding, Utah.  We were on our way to Natural Bridges National Park.

This was a great journey taking in the states of California Nevada Utah Colorado New Mexico and Arizona. Almost four weeks of travel and adventure. From Sutters Mill to Mesa Verde from Zion Canyon to Valley of the Gods and the Colorado river we journeyed. We Hiked, Mountain Biked, visited rare archaeological sites, drifted down the Colorado river. Took lots of pictures and bought lots of books. I will add some pictures as soon as possible.