Two-way education — Le Drake Noir

“I’m not young enough to know everything” *Oscar Wilde – irish poet and playwright* ….. “Young people believe old people are fools and old people know that young people are “ “The more we know the more we find out we don’t know“ It is said that life must be lived forwards and understood backwards. […]Two-way …

#OTD in 1952 – Birth of actor, Liam Neeson, in Ballymena, Co Antrim. — Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland

Liam worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, truck driver, assistant architect and an amateur boxer. He had originally sought a career as a teacher by attending St. Mary’s Teaching College, Newcastle. However, in 1976, Neeson joined the Belfast Lyric Players’ Theater and made his professional acting debut in the play “The Risen People”. After…#OTD in …

Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World — Life & Soul Magazine

Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. World Oceans Day: Take a biodiversity tour of Dublin Bay – Marine ecologist and Coastwatch director Karin Dubsky highlights the biodiversity of Dublin Bay. Coastwatch is launching a citizen science survey on World Oceans Day, Irish […]Microcosm …

Taking Pictures of Bluebells — Susan Rushton

Photographing bluebells presents several problems: they dance on their stems in a gentle breeze; they often grow in dappled shade which is magical on the eye but blinding to the camera; their blue appears a bit insignificant from further away; and they are usually a very different colour to how they appear. The first two […] …

L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France — Travels Through My Lens

L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a lovely town in Provence with antique shops and a lively and bustling street market where you will find a wide variety of local items. The canals that branch off of the Sorgue River add to the beauty of this town. I have been there only twice and each time just for an […] …