Celebrating the Sun

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The sun made a welcome return on Monday, so we went for a good long walk after finishing the morning’s school work.
There was a very big storm here all weekend. The rough ocean and high tides really changed the landscape of the beach, and the kids were able to see and climb rocks that they could not before.
The dog is just as adventurous as the kids!
This one is for you, Suzanne! Bobby’s jacket didn’t last long, and was thrown over some
out-of-the-way rock. The temperature was only 50 degrees, but that was warm enough for him!
At the end of our usual walk, we weren’t ready to go back inside yet. The sun was still out and we were determined to make the most of it. We ended up taking a small road headed away from the rocky beach. It looked like just a long driveway, but we decided to see where it led. It wound around to the right of our house and down hill a little, past about 5 homes. Only 2 of the homes looked occupied, the others seemed to be closed up for the winter. The road was only gravel and it was filled with giant potholes, which of course were filled with water from the storm and were perfect for jumping in 🙂 At the end of the road we came to this fence. What a beautiful view!
There was a sandy beach in the distance, but no obvious way to get to it from where we were. Someday soon we will have to drive around to the other side and see if there is an entrance somewhere.
Tired and hungry, we arrived home ready for some hot soup for lunch. When we sat down at the table, the rain started and we were relieved to have made it back inside in time. Then just as quickly, the rain stopped and this double rainbow appeared right in our backyard! Amazing! The colors were so unbelievably bright that it
almost looked fake.
When our work was done for the day, we headed into town because the sun was still out! We spent about 45 minutes at the town park and Thomas walked down the hill from the library and met us here. We were so happy to have a sunny, outside day after so many days in a row of cold rain. We knew January was the rainy season, but enough already! Did you know that Ireland averages 118 inches of rain per year? That is twice the rainfall that NJ got in 2018; 64 inches. And 2018 was the WETTEST year in NJ history since the data began being collected in 1895. No wonder everything here is so green.
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We're a homeschooling family of eight - five girls and three boys. Our children are ages 20, 19, 17, 15, 12, 10, 7, and 5. We will be living in Ireland for the next six months, and then going to Tennessee! This blog is a documentation of our travels. Enjoy!! :)

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  3. We can see now how Irish lore is so connected to rainbows! Hawaii thinks they have a lot, but Dingle seems to be the champ. Now, where’s that pot of gold? Oh! I know where…in all those smiling faces!

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