2/12/2024

Gortnaskeagh means ‘field of the whitethorn’ ( Gort na sceach) and that is where we are today, on a bright sunny ramble. This area of Donegal is part bog, part forest, and at this time of year you see a lot of nature’s sculptures of bare trunks and branches, covered in mosses, lichens and fungus. The whitethorn or hawthorn bushes are unremarkable now, but come April/May, they will have beautiful white flowers and are much more visible. They are also considered the fairy trees- cut them down at your peril! Quite a few pics of the doggies today, as they were feeling photogenic.
Enjoy!
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