Took a break from writing and yardwork to visit Ireland. Beautiful country, friendly people, good beer, lousy roads. Saw a great mix of cities and small towns, natural and historic sites. Recommend biking Aran Islands if you get a chance. Got some kind of bug the last few days there making the flight home quite painful but on drugs now and recovering. Back to writing, and fishing, and yardwork. The leaves are starting to fall.