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RE: The Old Kenamre Road
Thanks! That's a pity. I love the brown, almost desolate, hues of winter, and I love Connemara for that very reason. I find there's a certain romanticism to this kind of bleakness. But each to their own, I guess!
Not sure if you could capture a full four seasons here. Because the habitat is primarily heath and upland, blanket bog, the valley areas are almost always some shade of brown. The mountains do, however, turn green with slight shades of purple and lilac from the heather during the summer.
It's a nice idea, though. I could just do another one in the summer. Thanks for the suggestion!
A 4 season thing would be more obvious if there were more trees, but the fields (in Ireland) have many colors too. I love the purple. Do they have the yellow plants here as well?
Yes, we have plenty of wonderful yellow wildflowers in Ireland, but in these uplands, flowers, in general, are hard to come by. They are often quite tiny.
I meant the gorse ;)
Ah! You won't find much of it in the boggy areas, but you will see it on the mountain side. In fact, if you see the side of a mountain on fire in the summer time in Ireland, it's because the farmers are burning off the gorse and heather. During the nesting period this is illegal, but they do it anyway because it's really hard to secure a prosecution. :(
Yes, I heard it often doesn't go that well and sets more on fire than planned ;)