Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Just Another Day Like This












I'm sitting here this morning on the verge of panic.

Just one new photo from yesterday to share.

A relatively empty brain. 

What to do?  What to do?

Will the blog world accept that Marianne has nothing to say?

Heck, some may even go visit Snopes.com to see if that's really true.

Still, others will be glad.  

"About time she shut up," they'll muse before moving on to another surfing site which does have something to say. 

Mama said there'd be days like this.  

Well, someone's mama said that. 

My mother never warned me about days like this.  

She was always too busy.  

Well, on these days, when vacuum brain takes over, thanks to the Internet, help on the way. 

This morning the help comes from my one of my favorite Irish artists, Billy Austin and from my friend Connie from Hope, who's had several "days like this" while recovering from surgery.




Billy Austin, who hails from Northern Ireland, often posts on Facebook and encourages his Facebook friends to share. 

You can learn a bit about Billy and see more of his artwork by clicking the link below.  

And, if you do like his work, search for him on Facebook where you can arrange to have his art show up in your feed. 

It's always a pleasant surprise when one of Billy's paintings suddenly appears in the feed.


Meanwhile, in Connie's latest post, she has provided some observations of what it's like at Retired Mountain Lady and Retired Mountain Man's home on the mountain above Lake Pend Oreille when the home team is not running, more specifically "walking" on all cylinders. 

Enjoy!  Happy Tuesday. 





 Old Mill at Annalong in Northern Ireland

from Wikipedia

Annalong Cornmill was built in the 19th century and operated until the 1960s and was one of the last working watermills in Northern Ireland. It contains a grain drying kiln and three pairs of millstones.

 It is powered by a 15 ft water wheel and a 1920s Marshall "hot-bulb" 20hp engine. Restoration began in 1983 after it was acquired by Newry and Mourne District Council, and it reopened in 1985.[7]


Mount Errigal, tallest mountain in County Donegal

from Wikipedia . . .
Errigal is the most southern, steepest and highest of the mountain chain, called the "Seven Sisters."

 The Seven Sisters includes Muckish, Crocknalaragagh, Aghla Beg, Ardloughnabrackbaddy, Aghla More, Mackoght and Errigal. The nearest peak is Mackoght (from Irish: Mac Uchta,[5] meaning "son of the mountain-breast") which is also known as Little Errigal or Wee Errigal (Irish: an Earagail Bheag).

Errigal is known for the pinkish glow of its quartzite in the setting sun.[1] 
 Another noted quality is the ever-changing shape of the mountain depending on what direction you view it from. 

Errigal was voted 'Ireland's Most Iconic Mountain' by Walking & Hiking Ireland in 2009.[6]



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