Below the boardwalk the sand is little bit cooler. Below the boardwalk the sun is a little more bearable. Below the boardwalk the shadows are a little less harsh. Ablaze in the not so soft glow of twilight, Henley Beach Jetty is none of the above when camera turns evening into day. Photo: Robert Rath, … Read more
Above Moll’s Gap along the Ring of Kerry is a secret path leading up into the hills. Certainly this way is known to the goats and sheep that roam these places but perhaps there is another race familiar with the hidden green dells and high craggy ridges. Known as the ‘Tuatha de Danan’, there were … Read more
The only thing we generally see different from night to night when we look to the moon is its own shadow progressing across its face. That familiar pock marked disk of craters and ridges never changes. As for the ‘dark side of the moon’, it is the Moon’s dark side day of our tidal side’s … Read more
No matter where I have traveled, as limited as that might be, the one common food theme that seems always present is bread. Just like any other expression of our creativity it is not surprising to see beautiful creations of our imagination continually manifest in bread. In crusty whites or seeded whole grains. As loafs … Read more
Just under two kilometers north east of Skellig Michael is the smaller of the Skelligs, ‘Liittle Skellig’. What struck me as the biggest difference between the two is that here on Little Skellig the sea birds ruled. Tens of thousands of ganets and other migratory birds clings to every usable surface of this barren rocky … Read more
A long time ago in a land far far away people found refuge in a sacred haven from the rest of the world. For centuries the monks of Skellig Michael, so named after Saint Micheal the Archangel , endured or reveled here sharing company with the seabirds and their faith. Today Skellig Michael has lost … Read more
These two beautiful gannets patrolling the waters off Little Skellig easily lived up to their reputation of Ireland’s most majestic seabird. For a a few moments they flew in to hold perfect formation alongside our ungainly craft. With wings beating in unison and the and effortlessly glide they showed us up a thousand times over. … Read more
Busu and the Damask Drum was yet another Edinburgh Fringe performance inspired by classic Japanese theater combining ideas from two distinct and important plays from Japan’s cultural history. Exploring these two stories has given me glimpse into a world so alien to mine and yet so comfortingly similar. The ‘Damask Drum’ in particular explores unrequited … Read more
Wait a while after that sun has set on yet another day. Wait a while and watch the colours change as the minutes pass. Wait a while as the fading light retreats in pursuit of a westward sun. Wait a while as blue turns to gold turns to grey. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Blue Turns to … Read more
If I were either an industrial designer or a biologist specializing in mycology I think I’d be drawn to beer taps. Once they were just utilitarian mechanical pumps drawing on the bartender’s strength to ‘pull’ ale from kegs. Now however these bright iconic taps sporting their manufacturer’s logos seem to sprout from bars like mushrooms. … Read more