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Covid Tales (xiv): Seven Years On, No Songs Of Praise Shall Be Sung This Summer

June 20, 2020by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

(Ballycastle beach, 20/6/20)   Exactly seven years ago the first proper blog post on emeraldscribe was published. It seems a lifetime ago, and yet it is quite apt and timely […]

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Beauty, Christian, Creativity, faith, Mental Health, northern ireland, Photography, prayer, Spirituality, Writing

Nine Months On From Vietnam

May 26, 2019by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

On the eve of American Memorial day, and nine months on from a far-from-dull work-related trip to Northern Vietnam, I felt led tonight to share a few photos from the […]

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Asia, Beauty, Coffee, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, USA

Back home…

July 21, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

This time last week I was in Krakow. Now I’m back home. This week’s Summer blog post is a simple photograph depicting home for me, in rural, agricultural Northern Ireland. Beautiful […]

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Beauty, Creativity, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality

40 days in the Wilderness

July 14, 2018by emeraldscribe 2 Comments

Not sure if it’s obvious where I’m writing this from. Some of the more astute of you may recognise and realize this to be Krakow. Today is my 40th day […]

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Creativity, honesty, Photography, Poland, prayer, Spirituality, summer, Writing

Advent Home: Final post

December 23, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

This will be my last post of the year, before closing the laptop for 2017 and enjoying Christmas mostly away from technology. I have driven home from Northern California to […]

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Beauty, Christmas, Creativity, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality, USA, Winter

Advent photo series (USA) 7 & 8:

December 21, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

This was meant to be uploaded and posted yesterday, but technical issues prevented it, so here goes again, two for today. Two more from passing through San Francisco last week: […]

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Beauty, California, Creativity, Photography, Travel, USA

Advent (USA): 6

December 19, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Now home for the festive period, I am deliberately posting some photographs and posts provoked by my recent time in USA. Today’s is from last week in San Francisco…. Having […]

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California, Christmas, Creativity, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, USA, Winter

Home Advent 4:

December 12, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Reflections on my summer pictures continued…number 4… Enjoy! (Dunluce Castle sunset, North Coast of Northern Ireland, in July 2017). copyright L. Dunlop

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Beauty, Creativity, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality

Home Advent: 2

December 6, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Continuing my own countdown to returning back home soon, here’s another stunning photograph I took in the summer of my beloved land, Northern Ireland.  This is of White Park Bay, […]

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Beauty, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality, Travel

Advent Home: 1

December 5, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Over the rest of December, as I prepare for going back home, I will be posting at least a few random posts about Northern Ireland, photographs or otherwise. This will […]

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Beau, Creativity, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality

Pondering Prague: One year on

December 5, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Hot off the heals of my last post about Eureka, USA, I am tonight remembering this time last year, when I was blessed to be in Prague, Czech Republic, in […]

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Beau, Christian, Christmas, Creativity, Czech Republic, Photography, Spirituality, Winter

Donegal January beauty

February 2, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

I took an intentional break from blogging and social media activity for the past 6 weeks, and may do so again during lent if not beyond, but this past week […]

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Beauty, Christian, Coffee, Creativity, Photography, Spirituality, Travel

Final Dark Beauty at Christmas…

December 21, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

This will be my final post of this year, and potentially thereafter. I haven’t firmly decided yet. As I always say, ‘I have a love-hate relationship with social media.’ I […]

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Beauty, Christmas, Creativity, faith, peace, Photography, Spirituality, Winter, Writing

Not bad for the shortest day of the year

December 21, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

21st December in the northern hemisphere isn’t renowned for glorious sunny days, but today is a crisp, cold sunny one in the North Coast of Northern Ireland, so I thought […]

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Beauty, Creativity, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality

Beautiful even in dark days of December:

December 18, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

No place quite like the beauty of North Antrim, Northern Ireland. The days may be short this time of year, but the sunsets can still be stunning.

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Beauty, Photography, Spirituality, Winter

Some further festive Prague pics:

December 17, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

These were taken two weeks ago, on a weekend in Czech Republic:   Above: Wenceslas Square,Prague,  Astronomical Clock Below: One of the many Christmas markets in Prague Old town   […]

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Beauty, Creativity, Culture, Czech Republic, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, Winter

Some more festive shots from Prague…

December 16, 2016by emeraldscribe 4 Comments

 

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Beauty, Creativity, Czech Republic, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, Winter

‘Leannebo’ in a ‘Limo’

December 4, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

IT’S NOT EVERYDAY one gets to have a chauffeur driven ride in a limousine, but today, this memorable, cold Czech Sunday, that’s the surprise I ended up  experiencing. God has […]

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Czech Republic, faith, honour, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, Winter, Writing

Powerful Prague II (photos):

December 3, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

A fabulous time to be in Prague, now in Advent:       “Pepe” the Prague donkey even welcomed me to the city last night…   It’s beginning to feel […]

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Beauty, Creativity, Cuisine, Culture, Czech Republic, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, Winter

Powerful PRAGUE!

December 3, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Not to keep you all in suspense any longer, I made it to PRAGUE last night, and it’s powerful architecture, beautiful Christmas markets and medieval beauty have already impacted me! […]

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Creativity, Czech Republic, Photography, Spirituality, Travel

Welcomed with a sunset and coffee…

December 2, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

AFTER TEN hours on a bus, due to snow and stops along the way, (sounds worse than it was) I was welcomed to this new country with a beautiful December […]

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Beauty, Coffee, Photography, Spirituality, Travel

Bit too much drama the last 24 hrs…

December 1, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

It’s been a very eventful 24 hours in Warsaw, far too eventful. Everything here fades to insignificance when someone you love ends up in hospital back home, but I am […]

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Photography, Poland, Spirituality, Travel

More Majestic Mystical Winter Beauty:

November 24, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

I stopped at the side of the road on an errand to the North West (of Northern Ireland) earlier this afternoon to take this photograph. As this beautiful period of […]

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Beauty, Creativity, healing, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality, Winter

November Beauty:

November 23, 2016by emeraldscribe 1 Comment

Even in November the North Coast of Northern Ireland is still beautiful. (Downhill beach, Co. Londonderry. 23.11.16   Copyright. L.Dunlop)

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Beauty, Creativity, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality

More shots of last week@The Dark Hedges might as well share…

November 7, 2016by emeraldscribe 2 Comments

   

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Beauty, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality

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