Photo was taken yesterday at Altamount, Millstreet, Co.Cork (Irl)

Thankfully there was some lovely sunshine yesterday and out came this lovely butterfly. I followed it around the garden and was very happy with this picture, as it came in to land on a wallflower. It’s a Green-veined White butterfly and in Irish it is called a B√°n√≥g Uaine. They can be found in gardens and meadows at this time of year and are very easy to spot!

Thought on Friday – June – 14/06/2013

‘It’s good to be blessed. It’s better to be a blessing. ~Author Unknown


So often we do not realize what a blessing we are to others. We might not think we make an impact, but often we do make a huge impact in someone else’s life. The following story is just one example. In the faint light of the attic, an old man, tall and stooped, bent his great frame and made his way to a stack of boxes that sat near one of the little half-windows. Brushing aside a wisp of cobwebs, he tilted the top box toward the light and began to carefully lift out one old photograph album after another and his old journal. Opening the yellowed pages, he glanced over a short reading, and his lips curved in an unconscious smile. His eyes brightened as he read the words that spoke clear and sweet to his soul as he read the inscription for June 14th . It stood out because it was so brief in comparison to other days. In his own neat handwriting were these words: ‘Wasted the whole day fishing with Jimmy. Didn’t catch a thing.’ With a deep sigh and a shaking hand, he took up Jimmy’s journal and found the boy’s entry for the same day. Large scrawling letters, pressed deeply into the paper, read: ‘Went fishing with my dad. Best day of my life.’