Tullan Strand, Bundoran is this evening’s ramble, supplying wonderful waves and a stunning sunset. Doggie and I had a walk and a quick swim in one of the most beautiful beaches in Donegal. Enjoy!
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A little froggie joined us for part of today’s ramble, in a boggy bit of mountain near Pettigo. We followed his hop back into his pond ~ and left him sitting safely on his rock, magnificent in his oily, tiny camouflage. We love the paw v tiny frog photo, just for contrast, but fyi froggie was never in danger he was way too fast and clever for us!
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A very Octoberish ramble today, exploring a network of old roads around Knader forest. The Irish word for a road is ‘bóthar’ - (bo-har) and a little road is a bótharín - bo-har-een) which was further anglicized to ‘Boreen’. The meaning comes from bó - the word for cow, - the bothar is the cow-path. There are bótharíní i ngach áit- everywhere in Donegal, and if you wander down them you’ll be rewarded with birdsong, berries, wildflowers and heathers, mosses, midges, ferns, rushes, gorse, thistles, frogs and the odd red deer. The light is changing now, getting lower in the increasingly darker skies, the doggies, who can see better than their walker, don’t mind this at all. Enjoy!
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Today’s wee ramble is around Cashelard, and if you follow in our footsteps you’ll share our experience of following an old road up over the mountain to see what’s there, and being mesmerized as a sparkling azure lake appears (Lough Unshin), fringed by all sorts of autumn-coloured trees and shrubs. The water, so blue from a distance, is, up close, a rich peaty hue, splashing gently against its boggy crucible. And look at the skies! So for any Ballyshannon people missing home, this ramble’s for you.
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