Céanndhubahn
One Tree Hill
I pass this wee tree, twice, every day, on the way to, and and back from work. I always think it looks really lonely, up there, by itself. The poor wee thing has had a hard life: up here, it has the North Atlantic winds and lashing rains barrelling in from the west, to contend with. Also, this crazy, almost vertical road must be a blast to ascend in times of snow and/or ice! Taken just after a heavy shower, then the sun came out!
This is a marker for me that I’m halfway home...
North Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
“We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill
As the day begs the nights for mercy, love...
...I’ll see you again when the stars fall from the sky
And the moon has turned red over One Tree Hill.”
U2 - The Joshua Tree, 1987
(B&W version via “noir” function on iPad)
One Tree Hill
I pass this wee tree, twice, every day, on the way to, and and back from work. I always think it looks really lonely, up there, by itself. The poor wee thing has had a hard life: up here, it has the North Atlantic winds and lashing rains barrelling in from the west, to contend with. Also, this crazy, almost vertical road must be a blast to ascend in times of snow and/or ice! Taken just after a heavy shower, then the sun came out!
This is a marker for me that I’m halfway home...
North Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
“We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill
As the day begs the nights for mercy, love...
...I’ll see you again when the stars fall from the sky
And the moon has turned red over One Tree Hill.”
U2 - The Joshua Tree, 1987
(B&W version via “noir” function on iPad)