Poems, Vignettes & Musings – by Taba Dale
Connemara
Connemara National Park covers 2,957 hectares of scenic mountains, expanses of blanket bogs, native heaths, grasslands and woodlands. My first visit to Connemara was back in 2015. I remember...
Wisdom on a Bottle
Beautiful rainbow appeared when we got to 14th tee at Lahinch after a very sudden and heavy downpour. It’s the wind again. Whistling through a window in the kitchen. Buzzing in a corner of the...
The Velvet Strand
The Velvet Strand by Taba Dale What choice do you have if you are a wave?You are pushed, you are pulledBy the tide, by the moon You can’t ever resist a rock in your wayYou are compelled,...
If the Hummingbird Can Rest So Can I
The shadows are long while the sun sinks behind Troon Mountain. The smell of the creosote is so sweet but just for an instant when you walk by a bush sporting tiny yellow flowers that creates an...
The Ploppet
Beware of Unicorns! It’s not every day you see a Ploppet. It would be considerably more rare than seeing a unicorn. By comparison, the Unicorn Tree would be quite common. Should you want to see one,...
Blackberry Hunting
Blackberry Hunting “What’s that bag for Sweetie?” I asked, when Kevin got in the car with a large, heavy-gauge, clear plastic bag with handles. “For the blackberries.” We had seen them...