"Everything that is Picturesque"

Quick! We have but a second,

fill round the cup, while you may;

For Time, the churl, hath beckoned,

And we must away-away.

--Thomas Moore

There is a close relationship between the Celtic knot and nature, each reminding us of the timeless dimensions of our spirit. And so, it seems, that life--with its various strands--extends beyond the blog, into infinity.

The title for this post comes from Jane Tomalin's award-winning biography of Samuel Pepys, The Unequalled Self, about the man who kept a daily diary way back in the 1660's so that he could experience life three times: as it happened; when he wrote about it; and while he read what he had written.

A role model for all True Bloggers.

According to Tomalin, Pepys sought to write about "everything that is picturesque." Ireland, along with my experience therein, embodies this quality.

Thanks, dear and faithful readers, for following these strands interwoven within and throughout my journey in pictures.

Rambling Rose

July/August 2008