Wonderful World Wednesday

lichen

dungloe river

dungloe river

river trail with dungloe lake on the left

growing

bursting open

dungloe river in the sun

very pink

Enjoy this day, wash your hands, and stay safe! Thank you for doing your part to keep others safe.

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Loop to the Lake and Back

It seems as though the panic buying has subsided here. That's good. They're asking people to try to get the grocery shopping done at times when the shops are not so crowded, so we went to Aldi yesterday morning to pick up a few basics. We wanted to make sure we could avoid the stores until later next week. Just as well, because when we walked by the Aldi car park today, it was packed.

Last night, Bill looked out the window and saw that there was a beautiful sunset over the water, so we went out and around the corner for a short walk along the shore path. The sound of the river rushing over the rocks to meet the sea added to the peace, beauty, and joy of the moment.

This morning, we decided to do a looped walk to a nearby lake and back. We went to the lake via one road, walked along the lake for a while, then turned around and walked back to the main road into town and came back that way. When we first came to Dungloe, I watched out of the bus window and was thrilled to see that the footpaths (sidewalks) run all the way from town to the lake on both roads. The road by the lake also has a footpath for a time, but even when it runs out, there is not a lot of traffic on that road, so it's safe to walk there. As we were walking in town, we saw a few people talking to one another, but not as many as we usually see. Those that were having conversations were standing apart--not 2 metres, but farther than they usually do.

Anyway, I snapped a few pictures of things that caught my eye as we were walking, so if you feel like coming along on our walk, scroll on! 😃

walking up chapel road

a front garden--now that's privacy!

at the lake

the pier at the lake--we walked along the road until just beyond the house you see in the distance

islands in the lake

daffodils--these grow in profusion alongside many roads and sometimes the verge is just a mass of yellow

shadows on the hills

another view

back on the road into town--someone's front garden (yard)

play on words

looking back

It was a lovely 3-mile loop.  It was nice to get out and explore our new surroundings a bit more. The scenery was beautiful. Thanks for walking along, in a socially distant virtual sort of way!

And yes, when we came home, we washed our hands well!

I hope you're finding things to smile about, even in this crazy time.

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Critters, Camper Vans, and Colour in Creeslough

Yesterday afternoon when we got back to our glamping 'villa,' the wind picked up and it began lashing down rain. We were trying to figure out what the recurring rattling noises were and finally realized that it was the wind coming in through the vents for the exhaust fans--there's one over the hob and one in the shower. We keep the bathroom door closed, because the light is on a sensor, and whenever we move in the main room, the light goes on. Keeping the door closed prevents this and also serves to muffle the rattling a bit. When I woke up this morning, I could tell the wind had shifted because the shower fan, which is on the side of the 'villa' was rattling a lot and the one over the hob, which vents out the back, was quiet. Last night, it was more the other way.

There were some downpours this morning, but things eased up a bit, so we went out for walk in the mizzle. We walked through the village, down a few lanes and back to the main road. We kept going until the sidewalk ran out and it was not safe to go any further, then we turned around.

There were some critters out today, doing their work.

no need for a strimmer...

or a mower

each responsible for their own section

superhero sheep--turning grass into wool--i thanked them and left them to it

The colours were popping in the mist.

Window of Rose Cottage. This is a really cute cottage, but it's right up against the footpath and probably less than three feet from the road, which is very busy with fast-moving traffic. It's kind of a shame it's not set back more, but I suspect the cottage was there first and the road came later.

This afternoon, we called in, with our stainless steel mugs, to the Happy Camper Cafe here at the camp. Unsurprisingly, there were many more camper vans on display.

over the door

shelf over the coffee machine--we got our coffee in our own mugs, so didn't a disposable one

The woman who owns the cafe is so friendly. We had a nice chat about this area and our area. She and I were both laughing and talking about how much we love where we live. I commented that it's a pretty good thing when we can be heading for home and saying, 'I can't believe I get to live here.' She agreed. She said several times that she loves living where she does. Hearing that always makes me happy. 

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A Walk Through Duntally Wood

This morning, we set out to find the entrance to the trail that winds through Duntally Wood, a small nature reserve quite near to where we're staying. I was pretty sure we were on the edge of it yesterday, but we didn't see an entrance. I also knew there was an entrance on the main road into town, because I'd seen a handmade sign from the bus as we came into town the other day. I wasn't sure, though, how far the sidewalk went, so we opted to take the same back road behind the bus stop and, instead of turning left to go up the hill towards Doe castle, as we did yesterday, we kept going straight. As we walked along the curvy road, we spotted a gate with an information sign just inside--just what we were looking for.

What a beautiful place this is! The birds were singing and there was so much green! We found out that there are three entrance/exit gates on various branches of the trail. We saw one guy with his dog, not far from where we started (they'd come in a different way than we did), but other than that, there was no one else around. We followed the trail, choosing a direction when we came to a fork in the trail. We went to the end, turned around and came back, then chose the path we'd not been on yet--we walked all the trail options.

rocks and reflections

companion on the trail

ferns, ferns, ferns

good place for a picnic

moss cap on the rock--and ferns

I enjoyed this walk a lot. It was so lovely and tranquil. May there be beauty and tranquility in your day as well.

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A Walk to Doe Castle

This morning, we headed out to walk to Doe Castle. It was chilly, the sky was filled with clouds and there was a stiff breeze. I was thrilled to have such fine walking weather. By the time we were on our way back, the sky was bright blue, the sun was out, and it was hot. That's pretty typical here--people like to joke that we can have all 4 seasons in one day and they're not far off.

Here are some of the sights that caught my eye as we walked.

just as we turned off the main road--lough more

dry stone wall

sky

just relaxing

this is the same yard where the gnome was napping

monkey puzzle tree against the blue and white sky

It was a pleasant walk, although we had to stop and move off the narrow road several times to let cars pass. Tomorrow, we plan to find Duntally Wood, which is very close by. It's a small nature reserve with a walking trail.

I hope your day is pleasant, too

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