The continuation of the walk in Garryduff Woods sees a short climb up the hill as we move away from the ruins and stream to join a wonderful old stone wall. The worn path keeps crossing the wall in order to circumnavigate fallen trees. This weekend in a corner of the wall a scout group had ensconsed itself, pen knives out, wood being whittled and knots tied.
This is a wall that I love, covered in moss to produce The Living Wall:
There is something magical about old dry stone walls and they have always made me feel that I am entering ancient lands with stories to behold. Heading west from Dublin I loved it when Galway was approached and the posts and wires were replaced with this old fashioned divider.
The two images included here are of the same wall, just different angles. It can be noted that I have substantially reduced the image quality for the above in order to reduce file size. I trust this does not diminish enjoyment and if you would like a better quality image please feel free to get in touch with myself by leaving a comment.
I’d also like to thank Sim | Antics for some additional helpful input. Thank you 🍀
Meticulous Mick 
Beautiful images. Such a lovely place.
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It is a place that seems as if it is from another world. Thank you fair taking the time to comment. MM 🍀
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wonderful pictures Mick
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Thank you Elaine, I am glad you like them. All pretty simple but pretty nonetheless. MM 🍀
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It’s so beautiful, Mick. Reminds me of our compound walls during monsoon months.
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Glad to say I have not been around for monsoon months in India, though I loved the green of Kerala and the Himalayan foothills in Uttar Pradesh.MM 🍀
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Your photos of gray stone and vibrant green always call me back to Ireland…
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This is very Irish (or Scottish) to my way of thinking. MM 🍀
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Gorgeous and lush MM
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Love the wall and the secrets hidden within. Just wonderful being able to roam around where there is so much history. 😀
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Have to agree with you there 🍀
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The soft, green moss refreshes my eyes, having just lived through a howling snowstorm (which did yield its own magical pictures).
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This is wonderful~
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Thank you there Gator, just missing the red squirrel running along the top…..
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Maybe some hero à la Robin Hood is hiding behind, ready to save some damsel in distress who will pass by in her carriage…. Romantic picture!
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If so he is lost ion the woods, we are miles away from Nottingham and divided by a sea. 😏
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Ahhh I did not say ’twas him….someone like him! (I do know he was not Irish!)
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Good point 🍀 Enjoy your day Dale, 😯
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You too, J!
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love the GREEN Mick 🙂
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Oh it is very green over here, perhaps in contrast to some areas near yourself.
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we are green in Winter… but similar to many of our areas 🙂
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Gorgeous again
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Too kind, but glad you like it. 😃
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oh, this is so lovely
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Thank you for the comment, really appreciated and glad you like it. MM 🍀
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a gorgeous wall. I love stone walls, even as a child, I loved to walk by them, touch them, feel their warmth or coolness. And moss has always fascinated me, so alive, so soft, so hardy! Thank you for these beautiful shots of ancient stones.
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I am just so glad you like it Joss. Work done 😃
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Simply beautiful – I can almost smell the air in these ones. We have a lot of old stone walls here too. I love “the pulse of history”…
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I would love to know who built that wall. Lovely pics.
Have a super day.
🙂 Mandy x
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I’d love to be able to go back in time and see what this place was like a few hundred years ago. Now to walk the dog under blue skies, enjoy your day too Mandy, MM 🍀
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Beautiful image.
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Thank you so much Big O, hope the new Year is being kind to you. MM 🍀
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The New Year was not too bad for me so far. Hope it is kind to you too 🙂
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Very well captured – the nature is fascinating… 🙂
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A subject impossible to tire of. 😃
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Totally agree… 🙂
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cool! love this living wall 🙂
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That would have been a cool title, “The Living Wall”. Thanks 👍
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yes, I thought so too 🙂
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Your input was so good I had to change the post and give a bot of credit too – hopefully you are ok with this? MM 🍀
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sure, no problem Mick! 🙂
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