more sights from Belfast

So many pictures and stories and too little time… Here is a fingerfull from Belfast —>

A trip to the capitol, Belfast

I recently made a trip to Belfast to see the city and visit my classmate, Tej, who is doing his placement there with an organization called TIDES. I stayed with his host family during the visit, and they were great. On Friday we went to a rugby match — Ulster against Connaught. It was a great time, despite the fact that the first hour or more we stood in a constant downpour of rain and sleet and we got drenched to the bone. There we met a friend of Tej’s, who is a Belfast native. He explained what was happening in the game and taught us about the plays and strategies, in relation to it’s differences and similarities to American football.

new mammals

This past Tuesday morning I saw something magical –  I saw a lamb -of the Scottish Highland Blackface breed- being born. I was visiting a residential peace and reconciliation centre near the Antrim coast. The houses that make up the centre are set on a hill next to a multiple sheep pastures.

This is the time of year when the babies are born, but I was very fortunate to see a birth this morning, right in front of my window.

Today I saw (not poetry)

Today I saw the Foyle river open up into the inlet then the horizon disappeared.
Today I saw a bridge, and on it cars travelled into a cloud
I saw tiny lighthouses along the rivershore
field grass peaked in frosty white
the sun as a white disk in the sky on a haunted morn
a signet swan sitting in the bog
blue dew and then the sea!
from a train that made my pen jump everytime we hit the 12th rail.