#AprilCountry, April 27th, “Cool Water”, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash, in the last years of his career, made a series of albums which mixed new compositions, country standards, and versions of contemporary songs from unexpected genres, such as…
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“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water”
The Roughly Daily blog links to a piece on an aquarium boom apparently taking place in America. : Aquariums are currently all the rage. Of the forty-one American aquariums accredited…
The water-filled River Clashawley, Fethard, in February
Last September I posted eerie photos of the dried up bed of the Clashawley River at Fethard. As contrast, here are some February photos showing the river in good flow:
The dried-up riverbed of the Clashawley River, Fethard, Tipperary
This is not the first time this has happened. Nevertheless it is eerie to walk beside a dried-up river, especially one that at other times is prone to flooding. Evidently…
Yet you came, and were not turned away: Epiphany / Theophany
It is Epiphany, or Theophany in Eastern Christendom. Water features strongly in this liturgy; it is the occasion of the Great Blessing Of The Waters. This video, seven years old,…
“Water”, Philip Larkin
If I were called in To construct a religion I should make use of water. Going to church Would entail a fording To dry, different clothes. My liturgy would employ…
St Leonard’s Well, Dunnamaggin, Kilkenny
St Leonard is the patron of Dunnamaggin, as well as women in labour and imprisoned people. KCLR fm have an mini documentary on this well with an interesting and charming…
Life in a Drop of Water: an interview with underwater photographer Liam Marsh
One of the blogs I follow is the Freshwater Blog, which is a wonderful resource. I have reblogged below an interview with underwater photographer Liam Marsh.The images that accompany the…
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