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Looking down the stream running through the main (lower) archaeological site of the monastery of Glendalough (County Wicklow, in eastern Ireland), on a cloudy midday in mid-May.
The Valley of the Two Lakes -- the meaning of the Irish "Gleann dá Loch" -- is nestled on the eastern side of the Wicklow Mountains, located within the Wicklow Mountains National Park / Páirc Náisiúnta Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin. This stream runs beside the monastic site of Glendalough, which was initially founded in the 6th century, by St. Kevin, and is now maintained by the Office of Public Works (Heritage Ireland).
Archaeological evidence supports the understanding that streams, springs, and other bodies of water were of importance in pre-Christian Celtic religion. Walking around Glendalough, it is not difficult to believe that it could have held spiritual significance even before St Kevin's settling there.
(A picture in my Sacred Ireland album / set.)
[Glendalough site stream 2011 may 14 cd; IMG_0189]
Mill House dating back to 1830 in Flat Rock, NC. In the mid-1900s the Mill House was converted to apartments. The original Mill House and a hand full of other surrounding buildings now operate as a resort.
We went to the Ureweras but it was shut! The great walk was closed due to track damage from the snow storm, the camp ground turned us away and the visitor centre wasn't open for 3 days. So we explored a lot of the smaller tracks, streams and trap lines looking for interesting forest to photograph. We came across this scene right near the end of our trip. I was pretty excited! I haven't worked through all the comps yet from this place but will post a couple more probably
Went up into the mountains today ....Ok when i sent off it WASN'T raining ....when i got to this usually small mountain stream the heavens opened and the wind really started ....This is in for the day i thought to myself as is seat in my waterproofs huddled beside that rock ...Time for a quick exit .....
Cedar Creek, Natural Bridge State Park, Virginia
"But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."
~ Amos 5:24
One of the first scenes you see when you pass through the old entryway for Natural Bridge State Park and head down the stairs is this peaceful little alcove quietly displaying the deceptively gentle force that formed the Natural Bridge in Virginia. Cedar Creek certainly doesn't look like much here, but over millions of years it helped form a 215-foot-high (66 m) natural arch that Thomas Jefferson, before he became our 3rd President, proclaimed to be "the most Sublime of nature's works".
One would think the Natural Bridge itself would be more famous; in 1774 Jefferson actually purchased it from King George III (yes, that King George whom he rebelled against 2 years later; and he only paid 20 Shillings for it!) Before that, a large stone engraved with "G.W." and bearing a surveyor's cross there at Natural Bridge proves that our 1st President, George Washington himself surveyed the bridge when he came through in 1750. Nor were they the only U.S. Presidents who visited the structure; both James Monroe (5th President) and Martin Van Buren (8th President) stayed at Jefferson's log cabin retreat there.
The bridge is even mentioned by Herman Melville in describing Moby-Dick. Yet in spite of all that history, Natural Bridge was only made a State Park, not even a National Park, as late as 2016.
The park features a lot to do besides the creek and bridge, but I still find this spot here to be the most memorable due to its tranquil setting. The power of water, even when flowing gently.
Selected for FLICKR Explore March 25, 2022, # 43.
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Much of La Vallée de Ferney, in Mauritius, consists of rolling hills and grassland. However, there is also a substantial area of indigenous rainforest, containing streams such as this one.