Once again August is gone, and September has arrived; in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere it´s time to go "back to school", for kids and also for adults.
Ireland usually enjoys a few days of good weather at the beginning of September (which is officially considered autumn), and this weekend has seen a continuation of that tradition, so the girls and I have taken the opportunity to stretch that summer feeling a bit more before fully returning to the routine, and we´ve been out to see "blue and green", as my friend Bea would say 🙂
We took this picture today at the Blessington Lakes, a water reservoir located in county Wicklow which services Dublin and its surrounding areas. We started the day exploring the lake by kayak, then we went for lunch nearby with some friends (we even had churros for dessert!) and finished with a nice walk around the area, chatting along and enjoying the scenery.
Open air, exercise, tasty food, nature and good company; what else could we ask for?
Esta idea de salir al «azul y verde» me encantó cuando la oí por primera vez; yo en general soy muy casera, seguramente demasiado, y muchas veces me da pereza salir de casa, pero sé que cuando salgo a pasear me siento muchísimo mejor: recargo pilas, física, mental y emocionalmente. Y si encima hace buen día y el sitio es bonito, pues mejor que mejor… Otro amigo nuestro, Juanjo, lo llamaba «hacer la fotosíntesis», y también me parece una expresión muy acertada. Es increíble todo lo que puede ayudar un simple paseo al aire libre a nuestro estado de ánimo.
Blue and green. Green and blue.
Today, when I got to think about writing this post, what came to my mind was a song by U2, Beautiful Day, which says "see the world in green and blue". This particular line was inspired by a sentence that astronaut Neil Armstrong said while looking at the Earth from the Moon. And the song, in general, encourages us to find joy in the small things of life, even when we´re going through a rough patch.
What about you? What helps you to recharge your batteries? Do you enjoy seeing the blue and green? What´s your favourite landscape?
«It´s a beautiful day… Don´t let it get away». (Hace un día precioso… No dejes que se te escape).