tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633638405280169328.post1587526526949118811..comments2023-11-08T14:58:11.739+00:00Comments on The Tales of Two Writers: Contrast: Light and SeasonsAoife.Troxelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08557613486797904602noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633638405280169328.post-90475224434375291142010-08-17T18:05:02.365+01:002010-08-17T18:05:02.365+01:00Interesting idea Melissa...The second one makes me...Interesting idea Melissa...The second one makes me want to jump into it, it just looks so sublime. It didn't seem quite so surreal when there hoverer. The first one was a much more enjoyable visit because it was the dead of winter and there were hardly any people at all, where the second one was summer and it was packed with all sorts of foreigners, locals, and others.<br />Also, the lake there (Coole Lough), which inspired W.B. Yeats's <a href="http://quotations.about.com/cs/poemlyrics/a/The_Wild_Swans_.htm" rel="nofollow">'The Wild Swans at Coole'</a> is a turlough, which means the water level can be vastly different in winter and summer, as the water is underground for most of the year. In winter, the water is so much higher (and more lovely).<br />However, in winter, the swans are normally absent (at least, you have a much greater chance of seeing some in summer).<br />It really is a gorgeous place. I would definitely tell people visiting the west of Ireland (or living there!) to see it. It is almost the same as it was in the time of Yeats, and one would expect to see a 19th or 20th century lady around every bend in the path.Aoife.Troxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557613486797904602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633638405280169328.post-14311605102840105702010-08-17T17:20:47.391+01:002010-08-17T17:20:47.391+01:00Oooh! I love this! It has inspired all sorts of id...Oooh! I love this! It has inspired all sorts of ideas...it would make for a great photo essay.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.com