County Donegal

When I left Ireland for America, I dreamed of one day moving to County Donegal, buying a wee cottage, and writing a novel. Today, I worked on a summary of last month’s online dialogue--trying to make sense of 340 comments made during the dialogue and 70 more made in response to four questions put to dialogue participants in two surveys. The topic: how to accelerate the transition to low-carbon energy systems.

So the writing thing didn’t work out, but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy County Donegal, where I will escape to tomorrow. A preview: On the road to Portsalon:

A guard tower overlooking Lough Swilly:

Ballymastocker Beach, about where Lough Swilly meets the North Atlantic

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