On the Road Past 50: My internal zephyr… from fluttery wisps to whirlwind tempests
Catching up on reviewing my photos from vacation to keep me in the holiday state of mind. Max and I were exploring in Galway together when we found this gem. This road sign begs for a Dungeons & Dragons gaming group. Alternately, it should be an entrance to an alternate universe. If I wasn’t exhausted […]
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These three images were the only snapshots I snagged of Irish Graffitti. There was a great deal less in Dublin than in Paris, but I did find some interesting items and they reminded me of my poem Street Art Inspiration inspired by my visit to France. Max and I also had the opportunity to watch […]
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Haiku Rental Car Moments Flat tire followed by Aid from local Irishmen Crazy memories #OTR50 232 Days to go. © Randi Sumner
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A few days ago, a miraculous thing happened over breakfast. . . the two kids with us on this summer holidays trip agreed on an adventure for today. It was not the vacation day I had planned for us at all. It required far more out of me that the relaxing day I had planned […]
Read MoreI believe that it is fully possible to be fully enjoying being far from home and to miss home at the same time. It is, I believe a dialectical emotional state where one experiences seemingly mutually exclusive emotions at the same time. . . because in reality emotions are not mutually exclusive. You can be […]
Read MoreDelayed posting due to wonky internet with US devices in Ireland and all sorts of off-line writing into non-wordpress formats. I always wonder, is the food this amazing when I am on a vacation holiday, or is it simply the perspective that comes from being out of the day to day? Is being on […]
Read MoreDelayed posting due to wonky internet with US devices in Ireland and all sorts of off-line writing into non-wordpress formats and then fiddling with posting to private tools. I’ve been listening to loads of new music lately. Now that I finally entered the new musical world of streaming services, I am taking full advantage of […]
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Delayed posting due to wonky internet with US devices in Ireland and all sorts of off-line writing into non-wordpress formats and then fiddling with posting to private tools. Some of my poetry flows out in silence. Most has a rhythm and a cadence that I hear in my head and I know in my heart […]
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Delayed posting due to wonky internet with US devices in Ireland and all sorts of off-line writing into non-wordpress formats and then fiddling with posting to private tools. Last night was AMAZING. The concert in Dublin I posted about yesterday by The Luka State was excellent — but the after connection was something wonderfully unexpected. […]
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I conquered my worries about left-sided driving. Dublin arrows on streets made it easy. . . Although I do believe I had heart palpations at every right turn […]
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Randi S. Sumner 