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A stroll through the cemetery

In Glendalough, Ireland there is a gorgeous area with an old cemetery with a remarkably well preserved "ring tower" and the ruins of an old church, and the priest's residence. Actually, as we walked along amidst the gravestones, we noticed that many of the stones were of recent vintage, but marked by mold from the damp climate that Ireland is so famous for. Fortunately, nature was kind to us and we saw very little rain during our travels.

Beautiful to behold!

The reddish deer found in Glendalough, County Wicklow, are exotic to my American eyes, and certainly far, far more tame than the deer found here "across the pond"! I tried to look them up online and think I may have seen "silka deer", one of several varieties of deer found on the Emerald Isle? Does anyone know for sure?

Glendalough in County Wicklow

On the road... in Ireland

Budding artist?

While we were at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, which we visited in June, I saw this young man - perhaps inspired by the art work he'd seen - drawing on his sketch pad. He was making invitations for his October birthday. So now that it's October, I thought I'd reach out into cyberspace to extend my birthday wishes!

A few final peeks at PAFA

Plink... plonk...

While walking through this exhibit, there was the sound of water droplets plunking at irregular intervals into the pots. I'm not sure if I understand the artist's message here, or if I was supposed to understand, but it was powerful in its way and brought our group to a standstill for a while.