My Irish Country Sunday
01 May 2011I woke up this morning feeling renewed and thankful for “the stuff of my life” Sure, Sundays can usually bring about this feeling…but when I woke up to yet another gorgeous sunny day in Ireland, I felt especially lucky to be living so brazenly in these bucolic Irish hills that I now call home.
I couldn’t resist putting on some wellies
and walking out to our little meditation garden
encircled with cedars {the trees of life} and an enormous rock in the centre
which is perfect to perch on and have quiet words with my dearly departed father
After some quiet contemplation,
I breezed over to the “maternity pasture” filled with our cows-a-calving
and met one little girl nuzzling with her mommy….lookin’ for a little milk
And after bidding these gentle, kind creatures a good day
I walked around the garden to see what other new growth I might discover…
and there I found a happy Hydrangea bud
and some beautiful new cascading Wisteria petals
Then, feeling a grumble in my tummy
I tucked back into the kitchen to prepare a light breakfast
and decided on an all-time favorite: orange slices sprinkled with cinnamon
and a neat little stack of toasted almond + banana pancakes
which made this sunny morning
even sunnier…
Slan Abhaile,
Imen
Photos and styling by Imen McDonnell. Assisted by Sonia Mulford Chaverri.
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