February, 2026
Every so often, I’ll pop up to the roof deck to relax and quiet my mind in the evenings. Tonight, I saw a beautiful flower, silhouetted by one of the upward facing lights.
I liked it, I photographed it, and now you get to see it.
Saturday, 07-February-2026
Now, in my previous post I mentioned going camping out in Kerry… but why was I in Kerry, you may reasonably ask?
Well, it’s pretty. So there’s one good reason. But the real reason is that Mt. Brandon is there!
It’s the second highest peak in Ireland, and… Well, between you and I, it seems like a pretty simple ascent. Sure, it’s ranked as hard, but let’s be real with the terrain, elevation, and distance… it’s not the alps, or the cascades, or… really, it’s a pretty simple hike.
I figured that it’d make for a good test hike – I’d go, see how things pass, and iterate on Irish hikes from there. A leader’s recon, so to say.
It went absolutely lovely.
A bit of fog, some marshy terrain, but it was clean, simple, and lovely. Not too tiring, not too steep, not too slippery… just a lovely training hike for a lovely weekend.
Monday, 19-January-2026
I’ve been wanting to see the Aurora Borealis for so long… Then, on the apartment group chat, I saw a note. “Come to the roof deck, there’s an Aurora out!”
Andrea and I sprinted.
Unfortunately, what greeted us wasn’t quite what I’d expected… in fact, it wasn’t anything I could see with my naked eyes at all.
“Ohh, they usually aren’t visible. Just take a picture with your phone, and it’ll show up!”
… Dangit.
I mean, it does look kinda cool in photos, I won’t lie…
