I never tire of being amazed by nature . . Happy New Year!!!  Here we are in 2017, and we are still here. Let's make the most of it. I am slowly getting used to my new rural life. Having so much space around the house is wonderful, I am able to see for miles. It makes a change from living in the middle of a housing estate in Brighton!  The area where I live on the Lopphead peninsula is quite remote. It's 40 minutes to the nearest Aldi and Tesco, but boy, it's worth it. Moving to the West Coast of Ireland is the best thing I have ever done. It took a while to plan - but here I am.  I am constantly looking at the sky and the land around me, when I am home!  Just when I think I have found a new colour palette, I find another. Combinations of colours that I have never considered before.  I was just settling into this colour combination . . . . . And then this happens . .   . . and this.  These pavements are along the coast at Kilbaha.  The