Posts Tagged ‘st. stephen’s green’
in the waters of st. stephen’s green
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged colors, dublin, Inspiration, ireland, nature, Photography, st. stephen's green, travel, urban landscape, water on November 10, 2015| Leave a Comment »
swans at rest in st. stephen’s green
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged birds, colors, dublin, feathers, Inspiration, ireland, myths, nature, Photography, st. stephen's green, storytelling, swans, travel, white, wildlife, William Butler Yeats on November 9, 2013| 3 Comments »
Okay, I have to admit, not only the mallards paused to let me snap a photo. As I watched the swans’ feathers rustling in the winds whipping through St. Stephen’s Green, I thought of the Greek myth Leda and the Swan. Only later as I walked through the National Library of Ireland’s exhibit on William Butler Yeats did I learn that Yeats had published a highly regarded sonnet on the subject in 1924.
leaves beneath the surface, in morning sun
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, autumn, colors, dublin, Inspiration, ireland, leaves, light, nature, Photography, st. stephen's green, sunlight, travel, water on November 5, 2013| 7 Comments »
leaves found in st. stephen’s green
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged colors, dublin, Inspiration, ireland, landscape, leaves, nature, outdoors, Photography, st. stephen's green, travel on October 14, 2012| 1 Comment »
While in Dublin, I visited great cathedrals and amazing galleries, and even attended an intimate music performance. The people were friendly and always willing to share a tale or two. Sometimes the accents were so thick I could not understand a word but I didn’t care because the flow of the words were like music as well.
In addition to music, Dublin is a city noted for its great literary heritage and perhaps that is why I did not often pull out my camera (along with the rain and wind and such). I was too busy listening, or even sitting down on occasion with pen and paper myself. When I did pull out my camera, I found myself less photographing churches and more trying to capture nature. And in particular I felt compelled to try capturing the leaves in Saint Stephen’s Green, a public park located near the hotel.
What called to me? I guess the colors and patterns …
… and emerging contrasts as autumn continues to unfold …
… and there was the glisten from intermittent rains.
In a city that has a lot of hustle and bustle, especially with Trinity College right there in the center, the park was a calm respite …
… and a joy to traverse even in the rain. 😉
You can read more about Saint Stephen’s Green on Wikipedia via this link.
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