Better than the Bog

Spiddal Bog

Q. What’s better than a day at the bog ?

A. Almost anything else!

The only consolation about being stuck inside doing exams on a rare sunny day in Galway is that at least I’m not outside footing turf. One must count one’s blessings. And today, it is raining, so that’s another prayer answered.

Picture taken on the midge-infested expanse of bog overlooking Spiddal and Galway Bay on Monday evening. The hill across the bay is Abbey Hill in the Burren – the grey cliffs at the base of the hill are at  Aughinish, near New Quay.