In the gardens at Derrynane, Daniel O’Connell’s home, I marvel again at the lush tropical growth that makes Ireland so different. The climate is temperate due to the warm North Atlantic Drift. Flowers can bloom year round.
Going down a Hobbit hole in the Ferry Garden, I am wearing my favorite Etage Magic Print navy raincoat that I also took to Israel in February, 2020. When the coat gets wet, a fern pattern appears on the fabric. When I returned in the midst of the pandemic, I wore this coat everywhere as if it were my shield. I used the long sleeves to avoid hand contact pushing open doors and pushing my grocery cart while shopping.
We have this coat and more like it at Imagine now. Jila and Heidi are minding the store until I return.
Hugh and Barbara Barton, our hosts at Westcove, are greeted like the family they are at The Blind Piper pub and restaurant in Caherdaniel.
“The Sun” marks the beginning of a new sculpture installation - Walk of the Planets on the Ring of Kerry.
