It is HOT these days... seriously, we're actually having a proper summer for a change. I'm not sure how I feel about this; on the one hand, it's very nice not being soaked while trying to get places on my bike and of course sunshine is all cheerful and jolly and so on, but on the other hand, it's really hot. And a bit samey. I shouldn't complain though; the evenings are beautiful and everyone is in a good mood and it feels like I'm on my holidays. Long may it continue!
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I was in County Monaghan for a few days last week (my first time in the county) and it was very different to what I had expected. My impression of Monaghan had been strongly influenced by Patrick Kavanagh's poetry, which portrays this part of the country in a less than flattering light. I really quite like Patrick Kavanagh (I have some lines from Advent on my homepage) and one of my favourite poems is Inniskeen Road: July evening. It's so sad and lonely, and the poet's isolation from his surroundings and his peers is presented in such a matter-of-fact way, which makes it even more poignant.
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