Wednesday, March 18, 2009

happy st. patrick's day (it was)

For St. Patrick's Day, we took a church family trip to Tullymoore Park, near Newcastle for the day. We invited some Romanian children to come along, and had such a fun time having a (chilly) picnic, walking through the woods, crossing rivers, and eating ice cream on the beach.

-Now doesn't this look straight out of Lord of the Rings?? (For your LOTR nerds: the scene in the beginning of the Fellowship of the Ring, where a growing threat is described.)





-Green moss-covered tree trunks that looked like giant monster feet.

-Delicate green clovers looking all festive for St. Paddy's Day. I picked one for my niece.

-The old castle tunnel to the park. As soon as you entered it, you were hit with the cold preserved by stone and history.

-Watching a child see the ocean for the first time.

3 comments:

Marci Glass said...

gorgeous photos, as always. Thanks for sharing.
Miss you, but am glad to see that you are doing so well.

Jessi said...

These photos are so beautiful! I love that you picked a clover for Nat!

Mavis said...

What a great day! We drank our annual Guinness to mark the day. Not nearly so much fun as your though