In Praise of Bangor Town
You can take your Giants Causeway and your Mountains of Mourne. Get away from me with your Fermanagh Lakes and…
Category: crookedshore
Advent on the Crookedshore
When I set off on the crookedshore today it was already nearly five o’clock and we were entering the latter…
Crookedshore Thanks the National Trust Volunteers
Summer’s natural profusion allied to the warm, damp weather has meant that parts of the crookedshore have been almost impenetrable…
Sunny Sunday Morning on the Crookedshore
Sometimes I worry my dog’s eyesight is not as good as it should be. I thought of this on the…
Crowds on the Crookedshore
Was it really only this morning that I found myself in the midst of the roaring mob? The press of…
Night-time on the Crookedshore
The path along the crookedshore is my most familiar way, but even here the darkness presents a peculiar challenge. Tonight,…
Autumn at the Lake on the Crookedshore
The lake at Orlock, barely half a mile inland from the crookedshore, is a hidden jewel, which reveals its glories…
Market Crash on the Crookedshore
It’s the last day of September on the crookedshore and the weather reminds me that winter is coming. The wind…
Foraging on the Crookedshore (or what I learned of spiritual formation from picking blackberries)
It’s the fifth day of September and there is a strong sense that the story of 2008 has turned another…
A New Walk Near the Crookedshore
We’ve discovered a new walk near the crookedshore, cj and I – inland a little this time, but pleasantly secluded…