#emerald isle

An “extremely rare" sight from NASA, and a reminder of why it’s called the Emerald Isle:

Moist ocean air also contributes to abundant rainfall. Ireland receives between 29 and 78 inches of rain per year, with more rain falling in the west and in the mountains. Most of the rain falls in light showers. This moist climate means plenty of clouds and fog. According to the Irish Meteorological Service, the sky is entirely cloudy more than 50 percent of the time. There are more clouds during the day than at night, and fog is common.

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“The Celt, and his cromlechs, and his pillar-stones, these will not change much – indeed, it is doubtful if anybody at all changes at any time. In spite of hosts of deniers, and asserters, and wise-men, and professors, the majority still are adverse to sitting down to dine thirteen at a table, or being helped to salt, or walking under a ladder, of seeing a single magpie flirting his chequered tale. There are, of course, children of light who have set their faces against all this, although even a newspaperman, if you entice him into a cemetery at midnight, will believe in phantoms, for everyone is a visionary, if you scratch him deep enough. But the Celt, unlike any other, is a visionary without scratching.” ― William Butler Yeats

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The Lovely Irish Ladies Files - Sophie Becker athlete and nighean bhoidheach (bonnie lass).

Emerald Heritage is dedicated to just that, and they need help. They are just shy of 7000 plots sold of their next goal or their preservation efforts may have to stop by 25 August 2025.

Directly pulled from their website, here are parts of their mission statement;

"To facilitate everyone to own their own little piece of Ireland, while playing a part in reforesting the Emerald Isle," - "Each plot purchased saves this site forever to be planting in native woodland and acting as a link between two existing fragments of native woodland."

Bonus, you get to become a 'Scuibhéir' (from Gaelic) or English language version, 'Squire" which means ‘Irish Landowner' if you make a plot purchase.

Check out their mission statement or check out their merchandise and help them out if you can.

Please note that because they are working to make their next decision on whether or not they can continue to stay open, not every feature/purchase may be available. I don't work for them, but I do have some land and I think their efforts are incredibly important!