The island my great great grandfather emigrated from in Ireland is now a wildlife sanctuary. I think of what drove his people to such a remote place to begin with. Sometimes sent as criminals or rebels or with nowhere else to run. His descendants were some of the first to arrive in California. How far away can we go before, before …
Which island was this? I've been to Inishmór and Skellig Michael, and I've heard of the Blasket Islands which are now a wildlife sanctuary. Whichever isle, that's a fascinating history of your ancestor.
That scenery is amazing - especially in those photos with the Skua. That final image with the window and the binoculars and spotting scope would be such a sight to see every day. Thank you for sharing.
There's an eeriness to the Scottish lands that's probably connected with the scant visible life you mention here. Sometimes it's hard to imagine what it was like before the Highland Clearances, and even centuries before that when there were more trees and otters, beavers and wolves. (Can't remember if I ever mentioned the Scotland Outdoors podcast to you. I haven't listened in a while but it was one of my favorites for a long time!)
I'll look up the podcast... Yes, I forgot that the woods were cut down, as in Ireland and Iceland... I'm Ireland they are replacing them with Sitka spruce for lumber interests, and some locals call them Shitka spruce because they aren't a first but a homogenous plantation and aren't native.
The island my great great grandfather emigrated from in Ireland is now a wildlife sanctuary. I think of what drove his people to such a remote place to begin with. Sometimes sent as criminals or rebels or with nowhere else to run. His descendants were some of the first to arrive in California. How far away can we go before, before …
Which island was this? I've been to Inishmór and Skellig Michael, and I've heard of the Blasket Islands which are now a wildlife sanctuary. Whichever isle, that's a fascinating history of your ancestor.
That scenery is amazing - especially in those photos with the Skua. That final image with the window and the binoculars and spotting scope would be such a sight to see every day. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! It's difficult to take a bad photo there...
There's an eeriness to the Scottish lands that's probably connected with the scant visible life you mention here. Sometimes it's hard to imagine what it was like before the Highland Clearances, and even centuries before that when there were more trees and otters, beavers and wolves. (Can't remember if I ever mentioned the Scotland Outdoors podcast to you. I haven't listened in a while but it was one of my favorites for a long time!)
I'll look up the podcast... Yes, I forgot that the woods were cut down, as in Ireland and Iceland... I'm Ireland they are replacing them with Sitka spruce for lumber interests, and some locals call them Shitka spruce because they aren't a first but a homogenous plantation and aren't native.