Saint Donan was martyred in 617 here in a monastery that existed here until at least 725. The pictured church named for Saint Donan was built on the same sight in the 16th century was the church of our ancestors prior to leaving for North America in 1790.

Sunset over Isle of Rum from a beautiful croft last week in Cleadale, Isle of Eigg, Highlands of Scotland

Sand Hill Cranes, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, Rarely seen here as we’re quite aways off the migration path. #Birds

Hooded Merganser, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware #Birds

Northern Harrier, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware #Birds

Moose and Caribou, Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland, June 2022

Swans, Fairhaven, Maryland, January 2025 #Birds

Osprey shares a fish with her mate, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Fall 2024, #Birds

Heron, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Fall 2024 #birds