Gambia with or without a Visa
How does one get to Africa from Ireland? Well, through Germany of course. Everyone one knows that. The great part of going someplace so exotic is that even mundane boring […]
Africa, Why Not?
It’s not every day that you get a text out of the blue asking if you want to go to Africa, but then most of my days are not that […]
The Dead Museum
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to sip your brandy while mingling with some of the premier scientists and explorers back in the 1800s. Distinguished gentleman wearing […]
Inktober 2019 – My Ireland
This is the accumulation of all Inktober 2019, 31 pen and ink illustrations, from 17 counties in Ireland, all under the combined theme of My Ireland. There is a total […]
Inktober Day 31 – Ripe, Happy Halloween!
For my final installment of 2019’s Inktober, I am doing ripe. Because as you have seen by the dates some of these buildings have been made, Ireland is at a […]
Inktober Day 30 – Catch
Now we are very near the end, and things are getting farther and farther in the distance. The prompts are also starting to get harder and harder to work with, […]
Inktober Day 29 – Injury
Well, it seems that no injury is worse than a man’s pride. In fact, men will go to great lengths when it comes to this very silly, stupid, and useless […]
Inktober Day 28 – Ride
You see this pile of stones, with the giant cap stone riding on top of the smaller stones? Well this is a Neolithic tomb, with a cap stone. Now, imagine […]
Inktober Day 27- Coat
I researched the hell out of this prompt word Coat, trying to find something to tie it with my Irish theme. I finally found a Blue Coat School in Dublin, […]
Inktober Day 26 – Dark
This is an easy one to do, it’s in my front yard, Black Castle in Leighlinbridge. This is a small castle that was built to collect tolls for folks crossing […]
Inktober Day 25 – Tasty
When I think of tasty, I think Leighlinbridge. Whaaaatt, are you crazy. A village of 2000 people, give or take, that’s less than my high school. What could be tasty […]
Inktober Day 24 – Dizzy
There is nothing dizzier and sillier then leaning backwards to kiss a stone on the Blarney Castle, yet, people do it. It is one of the number one tourist things […]
Inktober Day 23 – Ancient
Well, things are really looking up now, because this one is easy! This country is filled with Neolithic forts, burial grounds, and Stone Age passage tomb. Well, we think it […]
Inktober Day 22 – Ghost
BOO! Oh yeah, ghost in Ireland, this is probably the easiest one to do. I mean, the Irish believe there are ghost everywhere. And why not, this country has a […]
Inktober Day 21 – Treasure
A daring late-night break in, millions of dollars of art stolen, one of the biggest art heists in all of Ireland. Who could be responsible for such a daring and […]
Inktober Day 20 – Tread
You would be hard pressed to be in Ireland and not see a farm. You see one when you leave the airport, or go to Ikea, or to the beach. […]
Inktober Day 19 – Sling
sling nouna flexible strap or belt used in the form of a loop to support or raise a hanging weight. “the horse had to be supported by a sling […]
Inktober Day 18 – Misfit
Well, I can think of no greater misfit then the famed Pirate Queen of Ireland, Gráinne Mhaol or Grace O’Malley. The O’Malley’s ruled a large part of the west coast for over […]
Inktober Day 17 – Ornament
Perhaps a fancy ornamental building possibly, or maybe a nice Celtic carving, something that screams ornamentation. Yeah, that would be nice. But what popped in my head was a Christmas […]
Inktober Day 16 – Wild
Nothing wilder in Ireland then the Wild Atlantic Way. The coastal route going up the west coast for 1553 miles featuring some of Ireland finest natural features, including the Cliffs […]