I’m heartbroken. No, I’ve never visited Notre-Dame. It’s always been on my list, but I’ve never been to France yet, despite multiple trips to Europe. It was one of those things, like Rome or Athens, that would simply always…
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Notre-Dame
Tagged with: architecture, art, beauty, catholic, destruction, fire, notre dame, timelessness, tragedy
Posted in Art, History, Travel
Posted in Art, History, Travel
Why Are There Carvings of Women Flashing Their Genitals on Churches Across Europe? | Ancient Origins
The last place one would expect to see an image of a woman flashing her genitals is a church wall, but across Europe, most notably Ireland and Britain, there are dozens of them. Most are old women demonstrating rather exaggerated…
Ireland’s bizarre genital sculptures revealed in new map | Daily Mail Online
The bizarre sculptures of naked women exposing their vulva, found in medieval tower-houses, church sites and holy wells across Ireland and parts of the UK, have puzzled historians for decades. Source: Ireland’s bizarre genital sculptures revealed in new map |…
Thursday Doors — NewEnglandGardenAndThread
As I was walking around Limerick, Ireland, last month, I saw this long building enclosed in a fence with murals painted on it. There were four doors in the building, but they were painted like murals and windows were added…
Tagged with: architecture, color, ireland, irish, limerick, photography, photos, travel
Posted in History, Travel
Posted in History, Travel
My Locations at the DragonCon Art Show
Labor Day Weekend is Nerdigras in Atlanta, Georgia! 80,000+ geeks and sundry nerds descend upon 5 downtown Atlanta hotels and have a geekfest. I will, as always, have my beaded jewelry and photoprints at the Dragoncon Art Show, located in the Hyatt, two…
Tagged with: ancient, architecture, art, art show, artist, atlanta, auction, author, bead, beaded, beadweaving, beadwork, beadwoven, beauty, bid, blog, blogging, book, britain, british, castle, celt, celtic, coast, convention, dragon, dragoncon, druid, druid's brooch, ebook, england, faerie, fairy, famine, fantasy, festival, fiction, filming locations, game of thrones, georgia, histfic, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, history, iceland, ireland, irish, jewelry, landscape, legacy of hunger, legacy of truth, legend, magic, medieval, mountains, myth, mythology, nature, neolithic, new release, northern ireland, novel, old, outlander, pagan, photography, prints, religion, romance, science fiction, scifi, scotland, scottish, series, show, tradition, travel, wicca, write, writing
Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
Mussendun Temple and Downhill Demesne, County Derry, Northern Ireland
Who wouldn’t want a library on a sea cliff, facing the North Sea? Well, not quite the North Sea, but Close! I had heard of this place from Michele Erdvig, who has a great forum and guidebook called Irelandyes. I knew…
Tagged with: ancient, architecture, beach, building, cliff, cloud, coast, coastline, county derry, derry, downhill, fire, game of thrones, historic, history, ireland, irish, landscape, medieval, melisandre, mussendun, northern ireland, ocean, old, photography, rainbow, red woman, ruin, sea, shore, shoreline, sky, temple, travel, vista, wall, war, water, weather, wwii
Posted in History, Photography, Travel
Posted in History, Photography, Travel
Edinburgh, Auld Reekie, in its splendour
Edinburgh. It is a city of contrasts, and ancient. It is full of beautiful architecture, dark secrets, intellectual giants, and inner stubborn strength. Humans lived in the area for thousands of years. There is evidence of a settlement…
Tagged with: ancient, archealogy, architecture, celtic, history, photography, photos, scotland, scottish, travel
Posted in Art, History, Photography, Travel
Posted in Art, History, Photography, Travel
Stunning Isolation – Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Up along the northwest coast of Scotland, a small group of islands hug the coast. In total, these are called the Hebrides. The Outer Hebrides consist of the Isles of Lewis and Harris (really one island), North Uist, Benbecula, South…
Tagged with: ancient, archealogy, architecture, art, celtic, coast, coastline, guide, history, norse, photography, scotland, scottish, standing stone, stone, tourism, travel, traveling, viking
Posted in History, Photography, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, Photography, Travel, Writing
Small Business Saturday is here!
It’s Small Business Saturday! Come check out my jewelry at Handmade at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/handmade/Green-Dragon-Artist… Or, if you prefer my photography, I have lots I’ve taken in Scotland, England, and Ireland on http://www.greendragonartist.com. For Iceland photos, see my blog post here. Email me for…
Tagged with: ancient, archealogy, architecture, art, author, blogging, book, celtic, christmas, fantasy, gifts, history, holiday, iceland, ireland, irish, jewelry, magic, pagan, photography, scotland, scottish, shopping, Small Business Saturday, travel, wicca, writing
Posted in Art, History, Jewelry, Photography, Travel, Writing
Posted in Art, History, Jewelry, Photography, Travel, Writing
Photos from Alftanes and Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
My journey to Iceland in July and August, 2015, consisted of: 3 nights in Reykjavik 2 nights in Skogar 2 nights near Jökulsárlón 3 nights near Lake Myvatn 3 nights in Holmavik 2 nights in Alftanes In total, I took…
Tagged with: animals, architecture, farm, history, horse, iceland, landscape, mountains, museum, nature, photography, travel, vikings, westfjords
Posted in Travel
Posted in Travel
Photos from the Westfjords of Iceland
My journey to Iceland in July and August, 2015, consisted of: 3 nights in Reykjavik 2 nights in Skogar 2 nights near Jökulsárlón 3 nights near Lake Myvatn 3 nights in Holmavik 2 nights in Alftanes In total, I took…
Tagged with: architecture, fjords, iceland, landscape, mountains, nature, photography, travel, westfjords
Posted in Photography, Travel
Posted in Photography, Travel
Photographs from Husavik and Lake Myvatn Area, Iceland
My journey to Iceland in July and August, 2015, consisted of: 3 nights in Reykjavik 2 nights in Skogar 2 nights near Jökulsárlón 3 nights near Lake Myvatn 3 nights in Holmavik 2 nights in Alftanes In total, I took…
Tagged with: architecture, boats, coast, fishing, game of thrones, husavik, iceland, lake myvatn, ocean, photography, prometheus, puffins, ships, travel, water
Posted in Photography, Travel
Posted in Photography, Travel
The Mysteries of the Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Any trip to Orkney would be incomplete without a visit to this site. It is a truly impressive structure. The large circle of stones, measuring one hundred and fourteen yards in diameter, lies just north of the Stenness Stones on…
Five Lighthouses to visit in Ireland
http://www.newstalk.com/reader/47.339/53417/0/?utm_content=buffer42d03&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer **************** Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical travel planning tips, and hidden places, in my travel books. – Stunning, Strange and Secret: A Guide to Hidden Scotland – Mythical, Magical, Mystical: A Guide…
Tagged with: architecture, celtic, coast, coastline, convention, ireland, irish, lighthouse, travel, waterfall
Posted in Photography, Travel
Posted in Photography, Travel
Scotland’s Haunted Castles
An excellent post on Scotland’s Haunted Castles by the estimable Carolyn Emerick. http://www.carolynemerick.com/the-archivists-corner/scotlands-haunted-castles **************** Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical travel planning tips, and hidden places, in my travel books. – Stunning, Strange and…
Jervaulx – the Forgotten Abbey
The Forgotten Abbey Yorkshire is lush with ruined abbeys, golden bones left over from Henry VIII’s rampage across the religious landscape of England. Nestled among it’s rolling dales you can find Fountains Abbey, Rievaulx Abbey, Bolton Abbey, Ripon Abbey,…
Building a Celtic Roundhouse
Building a Celtic Roundhouse http://naturalhomes.org/celtic-roundhouse.htm Great article on the actual construction thereof. As a note, roundhouses aren’t specifically Celtic, and they were built before the Celtic peoples were a group (though that’s a bit of a misnomer anyhow) Don’t miss…
Tagged with: ancient, archealogy, architecture, blog, blogging, celtic, druid, magic, wicca
Posted in History
Posted in History
The Magical Isle of Skye, Scotland
The Isle of Skye in Scotland is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides. It has a varied and unique landscape, and is a fantastic place for hiking. It is one of my favorite places in the world, as there is so much to see and do in such a small area.
Tagged with: ancient, archealogy, architecture, castle, celtic, history, islands, landscape, photography, scotland, scottish, skye, travel
Posted in History, Photography, Travel
Posted in History, Photography, Travel
My Final Full Trip Report from Iceland!
The plan: 15 days around the Ring Road. My husband and I, in our mid-40s. Rent a 4X4 so we can go on the F-Roads. 2-3 nights in each area. July 17th, Friday: I was able to get out of…
Photos from Iceland 2015
I’ve begun to post my photos from Iceland on my Facebook album. More to come each day! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.939260152782817.1073741843.144852305556943&type=3 Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical travel planning tips, and hidden places, in my travel books.…
Tagged with: architecture, art, artwork, blog, blogging, iceland, nature, photography, travel
Posted in Photography, Travel
Posted in Photography, Travel
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 