what a fantastic view.
what a fantastic view.
we called in at Ballintoy harbour last night just as the sun was going down. Except for the horizon the sky was cloudy. The sea was really calm – no waves at high tide, just gentle ripples. Just beautiful.
one of our favourite things to do on holiday is to pack up flasks of coffee and hot chocolate, with marshmallows to toast and head to the beach for a campfire. The place we usually choose is Dunseverick, a tiny harbour with a car park where the sign says that camping is forbidden and there are always always people camping.
Then you walk across a field to the beach. The field is really a large meadow with the odd “cow pat” to avoid. There was a well worn path across the meadow through the knee high grasses. On Friday last it threatened to rain as we settled down and waited for the fire to be ready. Then the sky cleared for a beautiful evening and we enjoyed our hot chocolate and toasted our marshmallows over the open fire.
The meadow was dotted with every colour you could think of. Every single plant seemed to be flowering in the evening light.
to the right of this shot is literally the tip of the mountains of Mourne as they sweep down to the sea. Last Sunday after church we drove down to Dundrum for a picnic lunch and then walked across sand-dunes to this beach – almost deserted except for half a dozen people.
Caught this bumble bee on the way back across the dunes to the car park.