Mountain Monday Goes to Ireland

in #esteem5 years ago

Ireland has many divese mountains but this one might be a hill. Luckily, @keithboone is not picky in his mountainmonday challenge, so we are in!

I love this moody landscape with ancient ruins under bright skies. And the green!

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@bxlphabet toured all over Ireland the summer after 10th grade on a pilgrimage with our church youth group. His favorite color is green and he sure got it on this trip. Many of his photos are full shot abstracts of green.

Now we've got a mountain I think, or maybe two of them with an entirely different ruin. These towers are all over the country, and no one knows the purpose. The windows and doors are all in strange configurations that would not let them be used for storage or warfare in any way we know of.

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This mountainous hillside is behind the Victorian Garden at Kylemore Abbey in Galway. This is what used to be a private castle now run by Benedictine nuns and open to the public for tours and lunch.

The group walked through this huge garden where native plants and trees grow. Due to the climate, Ireland has many plants normally only seen further south.

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This moment came write before a storm broke over a mountain. The group was lucky to have mostly clear weather for the trip, but not on this day.

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And here is is in black and white for monomad one day. I'm not sure which is more dramatic. I think I like this second edit better, though the color is good in the first.

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@bxlphabet was using a point and shoot camera for his trip to Ireland.

If you have photos of mountains (or hills) (or big rocks) be sure to visit @keithboone for his mountainmonday challenge. Let's see what the scenery is like where you live, or even where you visit!

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Lovely photos. Ireland is beautiful. The green is the greenest! I was there and visited cousins in Co, Mayo a couple times.

It is very stunning when you are not used to it! Thank you for the compliment :)

Lovely photos and that old tower is just the perfect addition to complete the scene! Great stuff Sharon, thanks very much for posting in #mountainmonday! voted & resteemed! :)

You're welcome. Maybe some California will come your way next week :)

I always love some California!

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