Welcoming the light with a solstice sunrise hike / Randonnée du solstice
It was an impossibly early start for the first day of the holidays, but we did it! We went for...
Four Acorns and the Advent calendar / Quatre graines de chêne et le calendrier de l’Avent
24 days, 24 surprises, 24 photos to reclaim the spirit of Christmas. T’is the season to get jolly, so will...
Cool Planet Champion for Wicklow
Two days of inspiring training with Cool Planet Experience and here I am, one of 42 new Cool Planet Champions! Two...
Starlight kayaking on Lough Hyne
It nearly didn’t happen. This starlight kayaking experience on Lough Hyne, Co Cork, was a couple of years in the...
Une escapade en kayak sous les étoiles
Ç’a failli ne pas arriver. Cette sortie nocturne en kayak de mer sur Lough Hyne, Co Cork, était rêvée depuis...
A secret beach and a wild Atlantic swim / Plage secrète et baignade sauvage dans l’Atlantique
7.10am on the second morning of our West Cork break, and the sun was already high and bright behind the...
Outdoor Classroom Day is coming to Ireland
I make no mystery of my passion for outdoor learning. From writing about the Irish Forest School Association to sending...
Becoming a Cool Planet Champion / Bientôt Cool Planet Champion
“On behalf of the Cool Planet Experience I am happy to inform you that your application to the Cool Planet...
Clara Vale – Walking in an autumn wonderland / Balade en paradis d’automne
Yellow, brown, green, orange, red, golden; Fluttering in the breeze, crunching under foot, floating in the river; Leaves were everywhere...
Leave No Trace – one idea, 7 principles / Sans Trace : une idée, 7 principes
On the back of last week’s post Time to roar for Planet Earth, I am delighted to announce that I’ll be...
Time to roar for Planet Earth / Rugir pour la planète
I’m angry. The bad news about the state of Planet Earth keep coming, yet nothing changes. I’m angry. A month...
Four Acorns hike up a river in Wicklow / Quatre graines de chêne font de l’aquarando
Let’s go explore… Nearly all of our family adventures start with these words. This is how we ended up river...
Swimmers / Nageurs
Today, after several days of autumnal weather, summer made an unexpected (and probably short-lived) comeback. We are a family of...
A family photo shoot with Magda / Séance photo en famille avec Magda
It was a family photo shoot with a difference. No stiff poses or forced smiles for the camera. No carefully...
A poster called Creation / Un poster intitulé Création
Only a couple of weeks ago I found out about a poster called Creation. My friend Lucy of Kids Of The...
