Glacial Erratic?
Healy Pass, R574, negotiating the ridge above the Adrigole River valley. I am not positive this is an erratic. Though this rock may have been deposited by the glaciers, to qualify as a glacial erratic the rock must be geologically distinct from surroundings. Third of a series of five photographs.
Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
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Rock, Grass, Sky
Healy Pass, R574, negotiating the ridge above the Adrigole River valley. This photograph corrects the defect of yesterday’s via a slight turn to the left. Second of a series of five photographs.
Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
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Rock, Grass, Sky
Healy Pass, R574, negotiating the ridge above the Adrigole River valley. At F5 the depth of field was not enough for sharp focus of the nearest rock. One of a series of five photographs.
Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
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Masters of the Domain
The third of three views of a pastured ridge on Healy Pass featuring graving sheep.
Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
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Peace and Light
The second of three views of a pastured ridge on Healy Pass featuring graving sheep.
Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
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Slow reveal
The first of three views of a pastured ridge on Healy Pass featuring grazing sheep.
Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
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Here is the press release text: “The American Irish Historical Society is placing its present headquarters at 991 Fifth Avenue on the market. The building, which has been the society’s headquarters since 1940, was designed by James R. Turner and William G. Killian in 1901 as a private residence and has had three previous owners. Before moving to 991 Fifth Avenue, the Society was based first at the old Manhattan Hotel, then the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and then at 132 East 16th Street.
“The AIHS is a cultural and scholarly organization devoted to making better known the history of the Irish in the United States as well as celebrating the riches of Irish culture globally. The decision to place the building on the market has been made in order to best enable the society to pursue its cultural and scholarly mission in a sustainable manner. The society has selected the firm of Brown Harris Stevens (broker, Paula Del Nunzio) to represent the sale of the property.”
My son and I attended the 2002 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, taking a station outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here are some shots of 991 Fifth Avenue. The building is 25 feet wide with an elegant facade and interior. The VIPs on the balcony made a huge contribution for the honor according to the Society’s web page. There is a virtual tour of the interior as well.
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Hairpin turn coming up
Healy Pass, R574, negotiating the ridge above the Adrigole River valley. The photographer’s vehicle and Pam are visible in a turnoff. Her red raincoat stands out among the green.
We took this dangerous road slow, the tight corner up ahead is suggested by the roadway, just visible on the ridge ahead. Here I climbed the rocks with a tripod mounted dslr for this an other photographs shared here.
Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
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The Land Remembers
Negotiating the ridge above the Adrigole River valley with a distant glacial scoured peak of the Caha Mountains.
Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
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Cropped close by hungry sheep
Looking down Healy Pass toward Adrigole. Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
Post script: digging out of the February 2/3 snow storm that hit upstate New York, a bit of the wild brushed by me as I finished up the drive way at twilight. A scraggly fox, travelling along the ploughed road, passed not 10 feet away making steady progress. I said, in a quiet voice,” its all right,” and it (he/she?) walked a bit faster. I watched as it stopped briefly to sniff a snow clump and continued.
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