branching out

leafless trees of winter,

i will miss photographing you.

your bare, intricate branches

braving the snowy, frigid weather.

dark silhouettes

against a canvas of winter sky.

...until next winter...

[larger images on flickr: blue and pink]

irish film festival

i went downtown today

to check out the movie "ondine"

at the irish film festival.

we were welcomed by some

live traditional irish music.

then right before the movie

there was an audience sing-a-long

to "oh danny boy"...

how perfect is that?

tea & honey

when you're sick,

there's nothing quite like

hot tea and honey...

and "how i met your mother" reruns...and naps.

hello spring

i welcomed spring today with open arms

...and some beautiful yellow tulips.

hello sunshine, open windows, & bare feet.

goodbye cold hands, winter coats, snow & sleet.

 

[see new tulip photos on flickr here and here]

erin go bragh

[see larger image on flickr]

"there’s a spot called dear old ireland, that is always calling me
an exile from my native land, so far across the sea
and every time i see a vessel, waiting in the bay
i feel i want to go aboard, and then i want to say.

take me back to dear old ireland, anywhere at all
the lakes of connemara or the hills of donegal
when i get home no more i’ll roam to any foreign strand
here’s my fare, oh! take me there to dear old ireland."
- cavan o’connor [listen]

almost 9 years ago i studied abroad in ireland and completely fell in love with the people, scenery, music, and history of this beautiful celtic country.

these photos capture some of my favorite memories...the waves crashing on the cliffs of moher, the cheerful & colorful streets of kinsale, the dangerous trek up skellig michael which revealed the most amazing view i have ever seen, and the beautiful trickling stream and lush green landscape around my cousin nonie's house. i hope to return someday soon...

today i'm raising a glass to dear old ireland [and wishing i had some of my mom's amazing irish soda bread :)]...sláinte!

beannachtaí na féile pádraig - HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!