Roy, stone cutter at Irish Natural Stone, visited us in South Waterford during a summer thunderstorm. “The rain drops here are much bigger than back home in Clare,” he said. That made me consider how many different kinds of rain fall in the Burren, where it rains nearly every day.

Kiltackymor House, Boston Road, The Burren My Ireland Between 1993 and 2017 Gere and I had the unique privilege of spending many, many days in Ireland. The first few visits, we traveled as tourists, driving thousands of miles around the island, taking in as much scenery, culture, and history as we could absorb. Then in 2000, we were taken on as partners by a couple who owned a stone cutting business in County Clare. Our office here in the USA was called Irish Limestone, US. Over there we were...

This photo of eighteen Buddhist monks on Day 96 of their 2300 mile Walk for Peace was shot in southern Virginia yesterday during a winter storm. The image illustrates quite clearly to me the effort and perseverance shown by the group all along the route from Fort Worth, Texas to the final destination, Washington, D.C.   At a time when violence and unrest is plaguing our nation, an example of devout people walking… sometimes barefoot… along highways and paved country roads, stopping for only...