@Ireland Curator: Catherine Drea

One more now, the summer time sky with the Commeraghs in the distance. Slán twitpic.com/91a9g1

Here's to a few more trips around the sun! Let's meet up again on twitter @foxglovelane and on my blog foxglovelane.com

Thanks to Bernie @topgold for starting the ball rolling @blathnaidhealy for emergency handholding and welcome to @donalfallon next curator.

Signing off here, Bye! @TweetweekUSA @CuratorsMexico @sweden @WeAreAustralia @BasquesAbroad @PeopleOfUK @thisisFINLAND @WeAreUkraine

@IrelandToTravel Thanks Eric!

There's a soft, hazy, pinkish sky over #waterford tonight and the old horse has turned for home! t.co/2hWUxmlj

Thinking of curating this account? Here's a blogpost about my week. t.co/8zgJ5KC9

Seeing my Dad fade away last year made me wake up and have the courage to live better. For me that meant doing more of what I love, living!

@AcoyleD Thank you:~)

Saw my first butterfly today, so many more to come, in spite of everything we are hurtling towards summer now. t.co/TPhRu1FK

But if you make a mistake EG that the clocks go back instead of forward -in like vultures putting you right. LOL Spring forward, fall back!

There is so much affection for Ireland coming from the world. We have done much more than just survive, we have everything to be proud of.

Noticed over last week we are working very hard in Ireland, lots of creativity and support for each other. Honestly it's been very upbeat!

Silver surfers on Tramore Beach one of my fave images from the last year. Any sunny day winter or summer, promenade! facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

@mareaction Delighted you like twitter. When I work from home it's my tea-breaks and my canteen, you get to know people, great photos M:~)

@MandiMcClure Thanks Mandi, glad you enjoyed them:~)

@eamonireland You are very welcome Eamonn, nice connecting with you , hope all goes great with your future in Korea:~)

#Blogging; didn't have a plan, didn't have a great camera, I just put one foot in front of the other and still continue to learn as I go.

#Blogging; simple, free, creative, connects you to a global network, builds your skills, would recommend it if you want to develop ideas

I started blogging a year ago, it's a great way to journal your way along any creative path I would think. It focusses the mind. #creativity

@eamonireland Apply to @worldirish if you follow the link to their website above you will get there.

@psneeze @topgold Jim, they are being archived by @worldirish

Green mist rising, I'm concluding today, how would you fancy curating this twitter account? foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/green-…

Oystercatchers paddling in the sunshine. twitpic.com/916eh1

@eoghanol Thanks Eoghan, hope you are enjoying the great day up there in the hills. Down here in Garrarus just the same:~)

There's no one way to imagine Ireland, we each carry a different image in our hearts. Looking forward to the diversity of each new curator!

Another one of the lovely Copper Coast, we are all gone mad and gone to the beach, picnics, cones, sunhats! twitpic.com/915x7e

@mareaction Beautiful photo!

@suepalmer21 You are welcome Sue, love that you are enjoying the images:~)

@musicgirl77 Thanks Scotty, lovely that you are enjoying the photos:~)

@cooperhill @cybercat919 Thank you Chris and a big wave from a sunny day in Ireland:~)

@mareaction Nice.... glad to hear ye have something beautiful in Dublin too!?!

Sea spray clears the brain! Will miss the tweeting but longing for a long lazy day just me, my patch and my camera twitpic.com/914x9m

Here's a few moments of lakeside grasses and birdsong, what a beautiful day today! youtu.be/IawTalvacNc via @youtube

From last summer at Garrarus just like generations of my family, things change but thankfully not a day at the sea. foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2011/08/things…

All I can think about now is making a few sangers and going down to the sea, the sun is splitting the stones! twitpic.com/91301f

@m2thefizzle Mary, thanks for all your support over the last week, sure join me on @foxglovelane why don't you?

Here's where I have been tweeting from for the last week, just the ordinary everyday stuff of rural life. foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

This is my chance to break for the border and get the coffee in. Back in a tick!

@nigelpim Well the dead arose and appeared to many! Great to hear from you, only over the fields tweeting my little heart out for Ireland!

@NeatFreak_ Weather obsessed! Wouldn't get much past you anyway.....

@JaniceGill1 Am not joking Janice, those leaves are pure lime green! As the seasons go on they change daily, getting darker 100's of shades

@kchannel9 Thanks Kyle great to hear from you. Envy your sunny location must admit!

Sunlight catches the first green leaves of Spring. twitpic.com/911yvo

A meditative walk with camera is the most zen thing to do. You just forget about everything else! Beautiful morning here, still with sun:~)

Starting to remember my day job, the deadlines I have to meet next week, stuff, mmm time to head out with the camera and see what's stirring

@VelvetAvenger23 Hehe!

@ZwartblesIE Thanks for all your contribution, hope we meet up for real some time, you are not a million miles away exactly!

Green mist rising: the conclusion of a week curating this account, what's it been like? foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/green-…

@VelvetAvenger23 Catherine Ireland Drea has a nice ring to it actually!!

@limmster @paulaanryan it's been great having you along, thank you so much for your support:~)

Good morning. Creeping quietly into the day. My last curating this account. twitpic.com/911fp7

@Greensideupveg @vibrantireland @creativedynamix You were great Dee, Suz, Ro those first few days were tough, thanks for keeping in touch:~)

Staying the night with the Gran. Will be dragged away from @ireland kicking and screaming tomorrow night. You've been warned @worldirish

@Greensideupveg Lovely and fun too but actually very full on, thank goodness I took some time off work, but am behind with everything else!

@Greensideupveg Tomorrow, can't wait to catch up, was a great experience but more than slightly addictive:~)

@Garrai_Sile Thanks Sile, much appreciated:~)

@AoibheannNiD Thanks for everything, great old roosting chatter alright!

@tenajtiger Thanks hon, tomorrow last day, loved it, and valued your support so much:~)

@BasquesAbroad @amateursuman O stop!!!

@BasquesAbroad @jennyrev @newzealand @auldzealand Beautiful name!! Ongi Etorri Murray

@newzealand @TweetweekUSA @jennyrev @BasquesAbroad Love to stay in touch btw I'm @foxglovelane

@jennyrev @newzealand @basquesabroad Hehe! You could make a great double act!

@newzealand @TweetweekUSA @jennyrev @BasquesAbroad @auldzealand Fantastic good luck Murray!

@jennyrev My fella says I am talking in 140 characters or less, not impressed!

@BasquesAbroad @TweetweekUSA Would love to have a go after a year everyone will have learned so much, and will to follow other people too.

Sunset again. Full circle. Dark sky. Almost ime to say goodnight twitpic.com/90s3xv

@TweetweekUSA @jennyrev How do you feel after the week? Addicted or happy to get back to normal?

@newzealand @BasquesAbroad There were times when I would have loved some support even to bring me a cup of tea and say you are doing fine.

@TweetweekUSA @jennyrev @newzealand @BasquesAbroad O now you are very cool and must have good eyesight too!

@newzealand @BasquesAbroad LOL well who would? I am second and it is like breaking new ground alright. I would say to people go for it:~)

@VelvetAvenger23 @foxglovelane What you might call mad craic!

@jennyrev @newzealand @basquesabroad @TweetweekUSA You certainly seemed to have a lovely laid back style:~)

@suepalmer21 Dark , mysterious creatures, but beautiful:~)

@newzealand @BasquesAbroad Haha, tweetdeck terrifies me! I've tried to keep it simple but I had to clear my diary, it takes lots of time!

@BasquesAbroad @newzealand I think it is very daunting. You need to know twitter, and have some support maybe and a broad plan for the week.

#Blogging for a year, it has focussed me on the themes I am interested in and been like an online journal while I explore stuff creatively

@VelvetAvenger23 Would love to stay in touch so follow me @foxglovelane and I can follow you too, that goes for anyone actually!

@VelvetAvenger23 Great showing my work on line. There's copyright issues etc but blogging has been the best exhibition space ever! FREE

@BasquesAbroad @newzealand Want to share the teething problems we are all just learning here how to make this work I think? It's complicated

@VelvetAvenger23 I started photography properly only a year ago. Just gets better I think it's a life long learning experience. Go for it:~)

@newzealand Daunting. Like when head teacher warns you on the outing not to let the school down! Thanks and Good Luck with it all it's great

@VelvetAvenger23 You should give it a go, it's an experience. Just chatting to NZ now, I want to go there! Son in OZ maybe I could hit both.

@newzealand Hey how's it going there? Had a good week? Hard first few days but I am now addicted:~)

Ahem, dare I mention that the clocks go FORWARD tonight? Here with Gran, I kid you not the clocks were put on two days ago just in case!!

Closing light this evening, crows gather on the bare branches. They do this every evening. Don't know why. #nature twitpic.com/90rhfe

@mrskevieg Thanks for your kind comments all, what they call a pet day around here alright:~)

To whom are we beautiful when we go? An autumn post about change. foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2011/11/to-who…

This angel caught my eye in the grave-yard this evening with older generation. Each grave visited and commented on. pic.twitter.com/THNIqSRO

Ireland's seas twinkling in the sun! twitpic.com/90pvjd

Happy days in #Ireland today the sun is sparkling on the sea! pic.twitter.com/aEvo6e5c

@mrsblack777 @ladyhank959 I agree though that beauty is just there it's in the ordinary and the everyday. And it's FREE!

@mrsblack777 @ladyhank959 Thank you for that. Beauty is the perfect antidote to corruption and carelessness

@ladyhank959 @aoibheannnid Huge head now. Will never be able to wear that wooly hat again. A good thing maybe!

Loving the international picnic! Meanwhile schlepping half way across the country to a grave. We have lots of taboos death isn't one.

This is where I am tweeting from. Each week a different person curates this account. foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@sdempsey I know, it's a first for me too believe me, sure the power is going to my head at this stage!

@sdempsey Looks great Shane. There are so many interesting initiatives going on at every level in #Ireland. I support community projects.

@sdempsey I work all over the SE and also from home. Twitter is my tea break and canteen. You?

@AcoyleD "Eat up that lovely cabbage, it will put hair on your chest." Not very attractive if you were a girl though! Love it now:~)

@MontagsOnFire @jennyrev So nice to hear that. Keep off the beaten track that's my advice:~)

@AcoyleD Forgot to say about the fresh air that it's all FREE! Am I beginning to sound too mammyish? "Get out there in the fresh air etc"

@AcoyleD Sure just step outside and breath in the air, it's pretty good air!

@sdempsey Mmm lovely spot #waterford. I'm torn between sharing how beautiful it is and keeping it all to ourselves:~)

Take a moment to sit and listen to the grass grow, here beside a small lake in County #Waterford. A beautiful day! twitpic.com/90lh73

The rabbit I mentioned earlier who is now about to give birth in the bed and breakfast which is my fruit bed! twitpic.com/90kyve

@mareaction Gathering myself for a long journey later. Watching a rabbit who has taken up residence in my fruit bed must find another photo.

@JBBC Feel for u. Making a visit to his resting place today, way up the country. Will be celebrating his amazing positive attitude to life X

@mareaction How's the new twitter adventure going? Maybe getting too addicted to being Ireland? They'll never keep me down on the farm now!

My day job is full on, working with people, usually who are struggling with something. Lots of problem solving. I need to have a clear head!

@VelvetAvenger23 How is New Zealand this morning? Maybe you too are representing a whole country, you do to me anyway!

Grief is a funny one, not always full of drama more likely a foggy head, and requiring the courage to be happy foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/01/courag…

@JeanNorton It's a bit like meditation, but I could never really do that. I agree observing nature is an easier option and teaches a lot.

@JBBC I'm sorry to hear that. X They say it takes four seasons to get through it. Today is my Dad's birthday he would have been 85.

Early morning dew and the promise of a beautiful day today. twitpic.com/90kgn6

One good thing about following a daily creative path is you learn more and more to trust your own voice. There is no one else in your head.

Following any creative practice requires a good dose of solitude and lots of putting one foot in front of the other. foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2011/12/result…

I follow a daily practice photographing my surroundings just 5 minutes from my door. Not a pro I also have a day job supporting communities.

@tenajtiger @foxglovelane Thank you so much Janet it has been a challenge at times it's not easy being a small green island in the Atlantic.

Here's another small bird the Blue tit which rarely sits still, but this one has maybe had too much to eat! facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

@mondo9b Thanks, it's not that easy to photograph small birds they are so flitty. But Robins can sit still even when you are very close.

Spring morning, a little Irish Robin basks in the light. Always letting me know that I live in his territory. twitpic.com/90jghe

@m2thefizzle @aidanclince I shall go to the leaba rehearsing it now, fall back spring forward, it's good!

Yiz are after nearly crashing the twitter machine, but am back now.

@Ziggystarduster Hehe, LOL:~)

@WestownGirl Goddess like, mmm that's true actually, I like you more and more Clare....

@pamelaaobrien Aw Pam that is sweet and it will get us all back on track, she says I'm great anyway lads?

Clocks go forward. Ok? Sure you could be photographing your heart out for Ireland and then one little mistake and they are in like vultures!

@AlexisDublin @roryenglish I'm not falling for it:~)

@missdoyle2u That's a good way to remember it, but I will probably forget it again, that's the nature of my present confusion:~)

@SuBuckley Awake, very polite and paying attention if there was a prize I think you would be getting it Su:~)

Mmm I got the message that the clocks go forward thank you all, at least now I know some of you are awake and paying attention:~)

@JBBC Very daunting at first but now I think I am addicted. Maybe you might give it a try? Goodnight hon and many thanks:~)

One more sunset for you, remember the clocks go back this weekend, and goodnight friends. twitpic.com/90beda

@JBBC Busy week? Try being on your best behaviour for the motherland for size:~)

@JBBC @foxglovelane Thank you much appreciated, glad you are enjoying them:~)

@mareaction Hooray!

@AoibheannNiD Book cover? I wish!

@mareaction Now send it to me again, the cleaned up version!

In solitude we are never really alone foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/02/in-sol…

@casabeca They are our most beautiful and exotic wild flower, the foxglove:~)

@casabeca Thanks for that, as long as you like cheese!

@mareaction That worked!!

@mareaction Love to see that pic try sending again?

This is a bit more about where I am tweeting from, an ordinary citizen tweeting as Ireland foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@catherinecronin Great photo @saltandsparkle and you two must follow me @foxglovelane less of the green mist and more of a purple haze:~)

@mrsblack777 People just love the closing light of evening, thanks for your support:~)

@elvacarri You are so welcome:~)

Light changing again now again, evening drawing in, becoming the gloaming. twitpic.com/909c1q

@elvacarri Nope, Evin, Dara?

@GreenArmyHockey Keep going we are all excited here for you and very proud:~) #ireland

@catherinecronin @saltandsparkle Thank you for that but personally I find this photo a bit spooky, maybe it's the green mist rising?

On the yummy mummy bunny RT @mrsblack777 Preparing for Easter, i'm sure!

@SuBuckley Thank you Su, hope you are sharing some of that lovely light there:~)

Beautiful soft light this evening. Here shining through the tall grasses at the lake. twitpic.com/90934v

This yummy mummy bunny has dug a burrow in my fruit bed, she's going over and back with lumps of grass, nesting? twitpic.com/908z2f

@elvacarri I've just realised I know your Mum and you know my kids too, wondering when that was going to happen here, love your blog.

And bigger guys like this pheasant. He attacked a virtual enemy in my window the other day. twitpic.com/9077kw

Little guys like this Blue Tit, love to be fed during winter, but get a bit chubby! twitpic.com/9074w6

@RichRennicks Would love the see bears raiding the feeders! I feed the smaller birds, and bigger ones just hang out and get the left overs.

@saltandsparkle Nicky you are very kind, it's been a great week and quite addictive @worldirish might find it hard to boot me out on Sunday!

@RichRennicks @grasscraig How are the bears? Imagining you in a cabin in the woods. That's why I love twitter. You are probably in a city?

@mrsblack777 It is so cute isn't it? I love how people take care of the small things in a big way:~)

@paulmwatson @grasscraig Paul, the word home has been used a lot over the last few days. You carry it with you in your heart for sure:~)

Check out what @grasscraig has in his back garden in South Africa africam.com/wildlife/tembe…

@grasscraig Fantastic! Beats wee beasties of the meadow but if I had that lot roaming around down there I wouldn't be swimming there anyway.

@grasscraig Cool! Is that the back garden there?

Loving the fancy vase of flowers in this quiet little pub at lunch time! Then back to work! twitpic.com/906kyz

@grasscraig Faved for later, always love to tune in to the sounds of South Africa only wish we could access a bit more of the heat though.

The Workhouse Studios is a co-operative of artists and crafters at the foot of the Commeragh Mountains facebook.com/WorkhouseStudi…

@grasscraig There's nothing much that gets past you is there?

@AcoyleD Well spotted Anne! Lots on offer at the local food market, meet greet and buy cheeeese:~)

@beatenbyrobots OOps no of course a sambo an Irish Sandwich that or a sanger !! Nothing to worry about, just get it in ya!

New Art School on the Copper Coast how lucky are we in the South East of Ireland? thearthand.wordpress.com

I seem to have a bit of a thing for cheese, quite photogenic! twitpic.com/906b5w

Random Day Trip / Things to Do / Surf & Coffee / Tramore Secrets wp.me/p1XeUg-aZ via @elvacarri

Big wave! #FF @BasquesAbroad @sweden @newzealand @TweetweekUSA @CuratorsMexico @WeAreAustralia @WeAreUkraine @MunichLovesU @PeopleofLeeds

Going to have the cheese sambo, with relish, a large mug of tea, and a slice of fruit cake for after twitpic.com/90650t

A cup of tea with a slice of tart and whipped cream is a favourite! We love a bit of cake too. twitpic.com/9062t4

Friday is a good day for #food markets in #Ireland this is #Dungarvan County #Waterford twitpic.com/9061o1

@TweetweekUSA Sweet dreams hon, no tweeting just sleeping:~)

@PiperHawk Very kind so how about a big #FF backatya Philip and one for @foxglovelane as well while we are at it;~)

This is where I am tweeting from today, one ordinary person tweeting as Ireland for a week. foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@TweetweekUSA Me too! Love #NY. Worked there a few summers as a student. One job in the Chrysler Building which to me was a movie set:~)

@TweetweekUSA Often sat in a pub chatting about #NY with people from many generations who lived, worked, visited there. Sharing memories:~)

@TweetweekUSA My first night was the worst, was tweeting all night from NY for some reason, I wish!!

Forgot to say I posted a blog today on tweeting as Ireland: Day 5 foxglovelane.com

@YearOfFestivals So what festival are you at today?

@TweetweekUSA I bet you are tweeting in your sleep!

@FizaIsa Sounds like you love what I love:~)

@TweetweekUSA Good morning how is going there?

@WestownGirl @feral_caterpillar He fits in well with the green theme although destined for a very short life as he eats cabbages.

@WestownGirl Lovely as the grass is green maybe? #fairgreenwaterfordwithanirishtwist I'd say it might catch on:~)

How about this @westowngirl @feral_caterpillar with an Irish twist? twitpic.com/903uf8

@WestownGirl Priceless! There's a pair of us in it though, feral #waterford maybe?

Thanks to @westowngirl for linking me up with @feral_pigeon maybe my name should be changed to @feral_ireland

@YearOfFestivals tells me he has an oul blog, and a priest never got a parish by not ringing the bell? Was that it? ayearoffestivalsinireland.com

@sanasaleem @Sweden Thank you so much, lovely to hear from you:~)

@Sweden Would loved to have joined in on breastfeeding chat still not done much here! Can you imagine that? I did with 3 free range kids.

@sanasaleem Thanks for that! I am the second from #Ireland. Never did anything like it before, representing a whole country I mean!

Latest news from #ireland two lads on horseback just went past my window! twitpic.com/903ffn

@nakulshenoy @Earth_NewsRT Yes it's going on all over the world @PeopleOfUK @ireland @sweden @CuratorsMexico @PeopleofLeeds @TweetweekUSA

The tiniest creatures, are carrying on their work, don't think they heard the radio news. #ireland #nature twitpic.com/9034g4

@marklittlenews Thanks! Life goes on even at the most minute level. Always good to notice:~)

Dew on the gorse this morning, a gentle sparkly highlight easing us into the day. #ireland twitpic.com/902zv8

Spring continues it's relentless push forward wake up, move on, renew she says! foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/revela…

In spite of it all the sun rose over the hill just like always and ordinary hard working people went to work #news twitpic.com/902tyv

Thanks to @MaryECostello @Leojjkelly @pamealaobrien @AoibheannNiD @kchanne19 @scientiaRex @AcoyleD and all of you for today, sleep well.

@AoibheannNiD Go out early morning and most evenings, there's always something. In between have to do the day job but work mostly from home.

@ScientiaRex It's more a home of the imagination, or something we carry around in our hearts. My "Ireland" is all in my head really:~)

@pamelaaobrien Thanks Pam, glad you are enjoying the pics of my small bit of the homeland:~)

@LeojjKelly Land is a good word I think rather than country or nation. It's more my cup of tea anyway. I can feel that it is my land.

Art working from landscape by Roisin Markham facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

Thanks for the #FF s @LucerneBelle @sweden @tweetweekusa @weareaustralia

For the people who love sunsets, one from a couple of weeks ago, over the lake. twitpic.com/8zvmu6

@LeojjKelly That's my favourite from school. "I hear it in the deep heart's core." Thanks for the reminder, and the care:~)

@ScientiaRex Good evening Brendan I mentioned you on my blog today. foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@irishflora @foxglovelane Lorna thank you so much, if I need any flora expertise will definitely call all on you:~)

@Girlie1462 Thanks for that:~)

@roryenglish Class Rory:~)

People are drawn to the dusk light foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/humans…

Most days, I post a photo at dusk. Reminds me of how small we are. How much bigger events are going on out there. twitpic.com/8zuz8u

@creativedynamix I can bring that big bag of wool to the felting tweetup in Ballygarret:~)

@psneeze That's truer than you know Jim. Spend all summer picking caterpillars off greens, but somehow I don't really mind! That's me.

@irishflora You are just the woman I could do with here trying to decipher wots wot:~)

@EyeBlinks Great Tommie I needed a laugh #onthedaythatsinit

A tiny Rosemary flower, they are so like orchids very close up. facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

@CreativeDynamix I have a big bag of wool there waiting for a felting project, love just smelling it and looking at it, amazing material:~)

@EyeBlinks Great photo Tommie, thanks for sharing:~)

@ladyhank959 Henry, the photos are all taken within 5 minutes of my backdoor. It's amazing what you will see just under you nose if you look

@LeojjKelly I am laughing here at your idea of #magic because I know exactly what you mean:~)

@topgold Here's one for the budding gardener a Common White butterfly. We all need to get out more Bernie:~) twitpic.com/8zuacz

Beautiful blue Robin's egg from @vibrantireland facebook.com/photo.php?pid=…

@topgold You need to be outside more? Or I need to be? I managed to get a good bit done in the garden today. In between tweeting. You?

@CreativeDynamix Hand rolled wet felt, sounds good enough to eat or maybe smoke!

@topgold Good to hear from you, I'd say you are enjoying a nice leisurely week. Unlike some one I could mention. Wink wink:~)

RT @Leo Kelly Love your tweets When I read them the song that comes to mind "I'm going back someday come what may"walked this land as a boy

@brid_h2g @blathnaidhealy @WiseMona The right plant in the right place I suppose. Fennel goes mad here and in Inis Mean I noticed last year

This is one of my favourites, Marsh Cinqufoil or Potentilla a truly maroon wildflower not that common at all. twitpic.com/8ztma1

This is a wild marsh orchid, they grow everywhere would you call this beauty a WEED? twitpic.com/8ztj7b

@brid_h2g @blathnaidhealy @WiseMona You are all so very kind! It's borage, self seeds everywhere, beloved of bees, pretty in a salad:~)

Maybe I should start every tweet with "on the day that's in it" so, on the day that's in it take care of the bees! twitpic.com/8zt9uo

I pursue a kind of wild gardening that respects what people normally call pests and weeds. It's perfect if you are pretty lazy and like bees

Maybe you fancy a Ferrari? I'd be happy with a new wheelbarrow, although very attached to this one. twitpic.com/8zt1me

It's pretty warm here now, these tiny rock plants are starting to flower. twitpic.com/8zsjvz

Find out here what's it really like to tweet as Ireland for a week : A Fancy Irish Frog foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

On today of all days? Would Ireland be different if Women ran the country? worldirish.com/listening-post… via @worldirish

Tweeting for Ireland 4 : A Fancy Irish Frog foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@superdude_306 Hope you do!

This winter the bare branches struck me more than usual. That's the beauty of observation and a camera. twitpic.com/8zpsp8

Lofty ambition for perfection is all very well but who was it who said that the best thing to do in life is to do no harm. That's a tree!

@poetjanstie You sent @foxglovelane that poem a few weeks ago. Today is another bad news day for integrity, poetry helps me anyway.

@poetjanstie @foxglovelane AM!

@jennyrev @NeatFreak_ Thanks for that:~)

@NeatFreak_ @jennyrev That's beautiful:~)

This morning, thinking about trees and talking to one or two. I could stare at their rhythmic branches for hours. twitpic.com/8zpjcb

@jennyrev I really do need an assistant! I tend to get a bit over-enthusiastic at the best of times. Would you bring that bottle of wine?

Thanks to @poetjanstie who reminded me of that poem Lost by David Wagoner

Even Jung recommended talking to trees, and on a day like today, you might get more sense from one. twitpic.com/8zpd7c

Stand still. The forest knows where you are. You must let it find you. ~David Wagoner ~ twitpic.com/8zpbmp

"If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you, You are surely lost." twitpic.com/8zpajk

Lost Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here -David Wagoner

This is where I am tweeting from today. A different person each week is tweeting as Ireland, would you? foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@BashBranagan Bad news? It helps to meet my neighbour and her 4 dogs wandering through the fields, all she wants to talk about are lambs.

Here's what yesterday was like tweeting for Ireland : A Fancy Irish Frog foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@Cahirpark That's pretty impressive, you must be busy, and how are things going for students there today?

@PiperHawk My day is treating me like a lady thank you. Unfortunately I crashed into it in a very unladylike manner this morning, and you?

Gorse or Furze covering the hillsides everywhere and smelling of sweet heady almond oil. twitpic.com/8zodmu

There is so much gorse/furze flowering now I wonder would @NASA photographs pick up a small golden yellow island in the Atlantic?

In the early morning the sun lights up the golden gorse, now flowering everywhere, in every county, on every hill. twitpic.com/8zoahp

@Cahirpark @VibrantIreland @WestownGirl Well you should be. Being Campus Leader and all? What is that?

@WestownGirl @VibrantIreland Hehe, incremental unravelling, exactly!

@PiperHawk Good morning:~)

@i_love_mayo Slept it out! Shhh.

@i_love_mayo The west's awake then?

It's a beautiful day there's a mist rising off the lake, sun seeping through, could be a good sign. twitpic.com/8zo7pt

Ok I may be a sleepyhead but still managed to snap the brekkie, now inside me, that's better! Back in biz. twitpic.com/8zo6p5

@md_higgins I know you don't tweet but there's a movement building here and we were just saying that at least you have handlers. Any chance?

@WestownGirl Good idea, will just get the kettle on here, me nerves are at me now with the thoughts of talking to the world half asleep

!'m on a few days off this week, this here is my only appointment.

@WestownGirl It was my art exam too!! I remember going through the whole thing in a haze (no brekkie) A bit deja vu this morning:~)

I just woke up! Like the morning of my Leaving Cert when the Head phoned to say the exam had started without me! twitpic.com/8zny4e

An Irish dawn pinterest.com/pin/1287045018… thanks to @Zwartables

Love ye and leave ye:~)

@BasquesAbroad @sweden I actually think we would give both of ye a run for you money at the profanity game but on audio only please!

@thegreatdays Jake we will put out the welcome mat for you when you come visit:~)

@thegreatdays That's cool Jake, greetings and a big wave from my small patch here in #Waterford

@michaelgmadden Thanks Michael, glad you are liking the photos:~)

@elisloane Hope that works out for you:~)

@elisloane @foxglovelane Hehe! My Dad's family originally from High Street. #Kilkenny it is special alright. Of course so is #Cork (ahem)

@ManAboutCouch @lecraic Feeling your pain. Twitter is good for a little distraction, clear the head?

@elisloane @foxglovelane Where are you from?

@lecraic @ManAboutCouch Wouldn't mind a handler around here just to make the odd mug of black tea, not too strong with a drop of milk.

Want to know where I'm tweeting from? The place where nothing really happens at all. foxglovelane.blogspot.com

@elisloane @foxglovelane That's very kind yummy mummy:~)

@lecraic @ManAboutCouch @md_higgins How does anyone do that job, being so nice all the time, but at least he has handlers. Love a handler.

@SimonPRepublic @DaraghLally @darraghdoyle It's an angle!

@mooseysgarden I think there are similarities only you are better at rugby.

Night falls. twitpic.com/8zgajs

@Daracho @worldirish Go for it!

@mooseysgarden Fantastic! Do you have any connections here? How did you find it?

See more of what it's like to tweet for Ireland foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@Daracho Apply to @worldirish I was invited as it's only beginning. Daunting, emotional, hectic at times and actually must admit addictive!

Thanks @DaraghLally @SimonPRepublic would you fancy curating @ireland for a week? How would you feel being Ireland:~)

Dusk now. Still and quiet. A lone tree on a hill just reminded me of the importance of standing tall. #ireland twitpic.com/8zg1us

After feeding on a clear night with a star pinterest.com/pin/1287045018… thanks @Zwartables

Evening drawing in a bit now. Tea-time! Fresh eggs, brown bread and butter, rhubarb crumble. I wish! twitpic.com/8zf7y5

Being up all night lambing creates a bit of madness. She just snaps the face off us all, doesn't know which end is up. Sheep are her family

My neighbour is a woman living with 4 dogs. She has just been through weeks as midwife and nurse to her flock. twitpic.com/8zeoy4

Today a lot of love, emotion and longing in us all for our land. Land, rather than country or nation. Earth, memory, sea, family. It's deep.

@michaelkls @eoinpurcell @worldirish Common as muck plebs can apply. Sure I'm only happy in a pair of wellies, and that is sadly not a joke!

@BasquesAbroad Where are you form originally?

@BasquesAbroad Yes I travelled all over Euskadi a few years ago. You're pretty much like us then!

@ZwartblesIE @pinterest Yep on there too. Thanks again for the pics.

The other ones who frequent the meadows are butterflies. Here the Common Blue on the Bird's Foot Trefoil flower http://t.co/Lis6UO2G

This Ladybird actually lifted her head and looked into my eyes. See my brilliant courgettes from last year? Posh. twitpic.com/8zdnzp

Why not apply to be the curator for a week? You will really feel the love:~) worldirish.com/blog/view/woul…

@irishstu Will you marry me!

@PurpleTravel Irish frogs :~)

You can see more about where the tweets are coming from here. foxglovelane.blogspot.com

This one is the Common Irish Frog. twitpic.com/8zdgco

Oops I think that's the other end, not the eyeball end if you know what I mean, it's a ginger tailed bumble bee and I'd say that's the tail.

One of the best things is getting up close with creatures in the wild. Tiny ones usually. Eyeball to eyeball. twitpic.com/8zdejh

@BasquesAbroad @NelsonBonner Why not! When I think of you all I can see is Pintxos and chilled red wine!

@gnomesdeplume You are welcome, they are making me miss Ireland and I'm in Ireland, in fact I may even be Ireland at this stage! #headwreck

Top thing I've experienced so far is that there is a lot of love and a good bit of longing, out there for Ireland. Took me by surprise today

@VelvetAvenger23 Well Ginny, Cork is waiting for your return. Not gone to my head, more gone to my heart. Got very emotional this morning.

Yer man has just informed me that I've started to talk to him in 140 characters or less.

Would you like to find out more about where I am tweeting from? foxglovelane.blogspot.com

@ZwartblesIE @pinterest Lovely will keep that for later thanks

@VelvetAvenger23 Where were they from Ginny?

The Copper Coast, sea spa and beauty parlour. You come out of it feeling beautiful on the inside and it's free! twitpic.com/8zax87

@VelvetAvenger23 You too Ginny, I'm laughing now at just how addictive this is getting, talking for Ireland ha?

The word home has a powerful impact. When @ScientiaRex mentioned it I felt very nostalgic for Ireland, and I'm actually here!!

@ScientiaRex Brendan, he left from one of the most beautiful places I know. A cathedral of rocks. You've brought a tear to my eye, sweet.

My Dad lost the ability to hear, see or live well and it was then I turned to a creative practice that would carry me through, and it has.

I also tweet to share and connect to the generous global spirit on twitter which I find supportive and encouraging every day.

@JaniceGill1 I tweet to connect. Living in a rural wilderness I miss a cafe. So I tweet with photographers, bloggers, artists, everyday.

From the depths you will be rewarded by meeting sea life eye to eye. Later gather sea spagetti and make a salad. twitpic.com/8zai1u

I am inspired by the tone of Mark Little on Radio 1 now @storyful Sound to me like integrity and care.

@MaryPellerito @foxglovelane Good morning Mary, hope you have a great day in the Great Lakes Region, thinking of you in the Little Lakes:~)

I leave ye with the blog post about the beautiful Pheasant who winked at me yesterday, chat later foxglovelane.blogspot.com

@BanjoRocks Feeling the love there Pat, so happy that you are enjoying the photos, it's the small things isn't it?

@ScientiaRex Great to hear from you, named for the great explorer who went from Brandon Creek to discover America. It's a special place:~)

Swimming in the Atlantic is better than any spa, face pack or make-over. You will just feel like the real you only better and happier.

Love beaches but can never resist a deep spot to swim. This one is Brandon Creek, a fave for wild swimming. twitpic.com/8z9xi0

@Louie1923 I want to jump into some water now myself, have been talking so much about the sea this morning. Next best thing is a bath!

@VibrantIreland Suz are you barking mad! I am addled trying to do one account at a time but I admire your more sophisticated brain there;~)

This is where I am tweeting from if you'd like to know more foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@AnseoAMuinteoir Crawled in and out of many tents in the rain but I still love it so much! Always made huts and treehouses, camping great!

@ZwartblesIE Photo of sheep/lamb? I love the chocolatey ones. That doesn't sound quite right does it?

This beach, Inch in #Kerry always stops me in my tracks on route to Dingle each year. twitpic.com/8z9opv

@ZwartblesIE Love to see a photo, do you have a favourite?

@WestownGirl When you wake up to such sad news everyday its good to remember that good women like you are taking care of important stuff.

I am dreaming of the sea this morning. No one ever regretted a day out at the beach, soggy sambos and all. twitpic.com/8z9is6

@WestownGirl Well you seem to be tweeting now anyway! Love your gutsy woman posts about art and protecting sea animals. clarescott.wordpress.com

@VibrantIreland @techovate2012 @Nenaghgal @ilovemayo:~)

@BasquesAbroad A big hi from County Waterford, and thanks #curation

People prefer face to face interaction? People tweet for so many different reasons, there are so many niches here, something for everyone.

@WestownGirl I think a lot of people find twitter a bit intimidating. Would they find the concept of tweeting with "Ireland" even more so?

@zizapiz Thanks for that:~)

@WestownGirl Means that a different person gets to tweet from this account for a week. Am just getting over the shock of finding it's me!

There's a silvery beauty that comes with being clouded in. The rolling atlantic weather brings constant changes. twitpic.com/8z9co2

The good people have made the porridge and are shouting up that there are blueberries with it. And is the kettle on?

If you want to know more about what it's like tweeting for Ireland : Day 3 foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@Joryansparkles Thanks for that I agree people are essentially good, I hope the good people in this house are making me some porridge!

@ZwartblesIE I have a vivid imagination alright! Ireland fairly clouded in as far as I can see. I always look on the bright side anyway

Very still out there. An ocasional blackbird swoops over and back. Like to sit out at the very edge of branches twitpic.com/8z8y8q

The dawn light, sometimes my heart just goes out to those people who wake up and find they are the day's news. twitpic.com/8z8v4u

The radio alarm brings sad news each morning. Then try to get thought the day believing and hoping in the goodness and integrity of people.

She knows she must sleep anyway.

@YearOfFestivals @VibrantIreland @TramoreTourism @foxglovelane love that one, the silent priest never got his parish, did he not now?

Night night dream lots. I will. Last night I dreamt of Nuala, New York, and twitter. Tonight I will close my eyes and see colours:~)

@YearOfFestivals @VibrantIreland @TramoreTourism @foxglovelane What blogs? O you guys have blogs do ye?? Who knew?

@dlSEO Also blogging about it here because I just must have nothing else to do hehe! foxglovelane.blogspot.com

@kcat @VibrantIreland It was great " some people just love vibrant colours and maybe colour makes people happy" Yes!

@saltandsparkle It is really beautiful, the Copper Coast is so unspoiled. Where I am is a small wilderness. foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@dlSEO It's great, recommend it! Learning lots and meeting great people from around the world.

I have an amazing painting by Thomas Barron. Draws thousands of tiny windows and then layers on thick paint. #Livingincolour on RTE now

@saltandsparkle It's the SE between #Waterford and #Dungarvan another hidden gem, we like to keep it quiet but I guess this won't help;~)

@dlSEO @Sweden Thanks Darragh~)

From My Kitchen Table: GETTING YOUR MACNAS ON barbarascully.blogspot.com/2012/03/gettin…

@arignagardener has an interesting blog about living on a smallholding in Ireland arignagardener.wordpress.com

Watch @Garrai_Sile on TG4 now, I love this programme.

@NelsonBonner @TweetweekUSA @PeopleofLeeds You've heard of 6 degrees of separation? Here it's just one or two. We are all cousins:~)

And now the broccoli and myself are going to do battle and come up with some new and inspired dish of the day:~)

@LeojjKelly Very grey here tonight, at least you have a sunset!

@TweetweekUSA Good luck you're doing a great job. This one just started last week, feels like breaking new ground alright.

@TweetweekUSA Love it. At times very hectic, and I have to try to respond to everyone in case they or their mother knows my mother. Honestly

The broccoli is getting another outing this evening. Love it! twitpic.com/8z0jnw

@TweetweekUSA The general idea here is to rescue damsels in distress, next time you can tweet for help:~)

@TweetweekUSA How has your week been going?

When you tweet do you imagine people, voices? I love doing that. Some one once told me she hears animal sounds when she sees animal avators

@CreativeDynamix Maybe you have a favourite tweet Roisin?

@CreativeDynamix My favourite tweet? Haven't had a minute to scratch myself, never mind any of that carry on!!

@irishlass772 No! I often imagine a scenario, or picture from a tweet and all you had to say was California, and I imagined SUN...

@CreativeDynamix What's Ballygarret like do you have a picture?

@LeojjKelly Hey by the way I am not a pro just a meditating meandering creative type having a lot of fun with a camera.

@LeojjKelly Love to see a photo of your evening sky? Will be here for a few days so bring one along if you like?

@irishlass772 It's great to hear from you in the sunshine state, you can tell I am slightly weather and sky obsessed, but is it sunny, now?

Then sometimes the same sky creates a streak of heat, and we are all much happier. twitpic.com/8z0bas

@CreativeDynamix Up to your oxthers in muck in other words!

@LeojjKelly Thanks Leo do you take photos yourself?

@meganspecia Everytime I go there I am so inspired by the work and the lack of inhibition or criticism. We could all be better at that.

@irishlass772 Thank you so much Cole! Where are you from?

I met the artists and previewed their show last year : art from the heart and soul foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-a…

Living colour (tonight RTE) explores an artist's studio where adults who were once isolated and medicalised are liberated through art.

@creativedynamix what's all this about counting worms?

@saltandsparkle Thanks Nicky, how did today go down the mines?

I shared this last year from #London the same sun, the same sky, the same you and me foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2011/10/its-sa…

Every evening it's the same view, the same sky, the same me, but a different photograph. twitpic.com/8yzv4z

The dusk, the gloaming isn't always dramatic. Sometimes the light just seeps away quietly, and new characters emerge.

There isn't always sun and over time I have come to know the thousands of shades of misty grey. twitpic.com/8yzrpi

At this time every day I can feel things begin to wind down. Looking west the sun is beginning to fade twitpic.com/8yzqjz

After a working day it is really good to sit and stare into space, climb up on the hill, breath in the air, yes I could do that for Ireland

@GreenArmyHockey Gwan the girls! Still in competition in Belgium, first Irish team to get to #Olympics ?

We can't outwit nature or control anything really. Spring is here, and we didn't do anything to make it happen. Gorse http://t.co/Fy5Iq6c7

@Ainemara No sure I'm the same old two and fourpence as they say:~)

@campbellsuz @rickoshea It's just one small patch all five minutes from my door. It's just what's there. Thank you for the encourgement:~)

Back to spring. There are willows right through the fields here and at this time of the year they have catkins. twitpic.com/8yy0s9

@worldirish was thinking of doing a sneaky bit of redecorating here what do ye think? Cant go anywhere without trying to change the curtains

@grasscraig Joan Baez, very soothing

Here's a bit about where I tweet from foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

Dewy early mornings of summer on wild fennel, at least mine is wild it has self seeded everywhere. twitpic.com/8yxt0d

Remember long grasses and dog daisies blowing in the summer breeze? twitpic.com/8yxrus

I kid you not this guy is known as the bonking beetle. I have pictures to prove it too! twitpic.com/8yxqj4

@aprilhogan What exactly is Public Affairs? Anything seedy?

@liamtaaffe @Dublin @gmklegal Good luck with #lawyers event tonight:~)

@rickoshea Just talked with a man in a high rise in Korea. Imagine that view if you can? Meanwhile back in the meadow, bees come to life.

@athenamediaie Thanks for that, how's your day going, bet you are not being hassled by pheasants:~)

I think you all need a little bit of summer this afternoon, I do anyway. twitpic.com/8yxnfe

The pheasant headed off eventually. The twitter machine seems to be stable. The lunch was good. Love a snooze

@aprilhogan love to hear where you are now and what your are doing. London?

@mkconlon Where are you now?

@campbellsuz @rickoshea Twitter is a place of imagination I realise now that we create pictures of this virtual world so #headbursting

@morning_ireland It's great to be chatting to Irish people everywhere. Love imagining what's outside their window, I see pictures!

@RichRennicks Wil keep Plucky O Rooney a very big secret :~)

@RichRennicks Wish we had bears, I love them. Take pics would love to see your world! Off for grub now:~)

Off to make lunch, salmon and green stuff. Leaving you with favourite blue tit in the willows. facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

@grasscraig Naughty!! Better not let yer man the farmer see him, it will be cranberry sauce for sure. Never get used to guns. But delicious!

@RichRennicks How are things in Ashville?

@grasscraig He's still going on! Running a bit more and obviously frustrated. Where's Eamonn De Butlear when you need him?

@grasscraig @limmster @blathnaidhealy @iandevlin Am exhausted now after all that uploading but finally got 100% and that was a good feeling

So let's try that again. A pheasant outside the window, right now! twitpic.com/8yw49p

@grasscraig @limmster @iandevlin Come on now fingers crossed some more! What the........

twitpic.com/8yw49p

@iandevlin @limmster @grasscraig A pheasant, yes, we've christened him Plucky O Rooney after the horse.

Looks like it will take 2 centuries to upload. You have to love country living!

@limmster @grasscraig And for my next trick I am going to attempt the impossible again and upload a short video clip. Fingers crossed!

@limmster @iandevlin Thanks Belle! Good to meet you here. He is so beautiful. I am so close to him, did he wink at me?

Here's what I mean, a pheasant who thinks he has an enemy attacks my window. twitpic.com/8yvxdl

This pheasant is running up and down pecking at the window and taking on a virtual rival right under my nose I am up so close it's fantastic

I mentioned the pheasant pecking at the window @iandevlin it is a pheasant right? http://t.co/S19U8lAD

@chrisjhorn Thanks for that Chris! It's kinda like being President but your name isn't Mary, and there's no one there to make proper tea!

Getting to know nature and the landscape through the soles of my boots. twitpic.com/8yvpn2

Really, I've a mouth on me like a sack of spuds, needs watering.......tea break......

@iandevlin They do! I own't mention the lenders of last resort so. Sshh

Yer man's tae was not great (ahem) so am off to make more. Back in a tic.....

@iandevlin It was their second year to do it. I thought it was a good strategy to try to impress the Germans, if you know what I mean?

@iandevlin The young lad is in Berlin. He organised the Paddy's Day bash there. Did you go?

From todays blog. Tulips http://t.co/zoECAzR5

He brought me tea. What's known as tea you could trot a mouse on. Ah here!

@ConzieSays Has to be the black tea with milk in though? Never tastes right if it's too exotic or fancy. I like it weak. He cant do weak.

@iandevlin Well it's hawks around here I can tell you! None of us would actually know the differ:~) How's the craic?

@rickoshea Thanks I need it. Bit mad here, twitter crashes, yer man drops in for tae and there's a pheasant pecking at the window. All go!

@DCCBeta You are the best:~)

@ConzieSays Not much banter around here either! Yer man is having to make his own tae while I talk to the world!!

@TanneryDungarva Thank you so much hon! Was just drifting off there thinking about the festival is it on soon?

A young cock pheasant is starting to come up to the window and peck at it's reflection. Will snap!

Some days I work from home and from my window I see everything that moves, a couple of pheasants coming home to roost or a hawk hovering.

@DCCBeta @worldirish Best of luck with it and thanks for the encouragement:~)

My job is very high commitment so in the morning and evenings I pursue a daily practice of walking meditation with camera. I'm not a pro.

@ConzieSays Is there craic there? Latest craic here is the farmer came back with a carton of milk from shop, 5 miles. Now expects mug of tae

@ConzieSays @IrishinKorea Did you go there by choice or did you you have to get a job?

@ConzieSays What do you do there?

What's it like? Tweeting as Ireland : Day 2 foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@roryenglish @sweden Yea big challenges she sleeps with the kids and I dream about New York. We both wake up wrecked and tweet on cheerfully

@saltandsparkle Nicky I found the coffee person and it was me of course! Then twitter failure and simultaneous chat with farmer, hectic!

@DCCBeta @sweden Feels like breaking new ground @worldirish set it up. At first daunting it's just me here nattering away as usual but more!

@ConzieSays Conor, I just got back after a mad interlude there. I love that view and now I'm jealous. Cities are great. Miss cafes;~)

There's a fair bit of romance in the fields at the moment. Rest of the photos have to censored though. facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

@anniewestdotcom Running around a field with a sack tied around your middle, you wouldn't be wondering about what's trending anyway.

Farmer says, you're a gas woman, what do you be up to in there? Tweetin for Ireland says I. This is one crazy bubble, and cattle to be fed.

His face was such a picture, half way through I remembered he wouldn't have a clue what I was talking about! We laughed our heads off.

Farmer moving cattle shouts up a hello to my window as I am tearing hair out with twitter failure. I start to try to get sympathy explaining

I must have jinxed the whole shebang, I was only talking about the lack of infrastructure when twitter, normally co-operative, sank on me.

@lisa_pereira @Penhire @midday_ireland Just figured this one out! I hear your pain, not a morning person and glitches have me addled as well

@Athenamediaie Helen, Benvoy Beach just down the road:~) http://t.co/pdugkM6F

@athenamediaie Helen, technical glitches say my stream has reached it's limit! Anyway I am between #Dungarvan and #Waterford just inland

I'm slow because the twitter machine is acting up give a few moments while I go down there with a wrench.

@ZwartblesIE @worldirish As this isn't my usual twitter home I am afraid to touch anything around here in case I break something!

From the roof I can see my neighbours as the land stretches away towards the mountains. Otherwise it's just us and the wilderness.

There isn't much infrastructure around here. Internet dodgy. Shop 5 miles away. No refuse collections. No public transport.

@sweden Usually ends up with their legs across your face:~)

Here's a short post on my first day yesterday. But with flowers! Tweeting as Ireland : Day 2 foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

I'm curating this stream for the next week. I love nature, photography and work as a community worker in the most disadvantaged communities

@Greensideupveg Sound lovely. What part of the country are you in?

@VibrantIreland @townofbooksfest Good luck with it!

@worldirish the account is telling me that I am over the daily limit of tweets what's that all about?

@VibrantIreland @townofbooksfest A nice brisk walk, or a massive injection of coffee!! I wonder which?

@sweden Morning honey! How did you sleep I was tweeting in my dreams but in New York!

@saltandsparkle Ah Nicky you are the man! And no porridge yet for me, wonder who makes the coffee around here! Where are you?

@VibrantIreland Hehe! You should see me with the sleepy head, am usually having a slow breakfast at this hour! Not trying to watch spelling

In a very rural area the twitter stream runs pretty slow at times. I also know there are glitches for some of you trying to open the links.

@VibrantIreland good morning to you too.

@grasscraig More grasses Craig? How about this ordinary grass on the lane in a winter frame of mind? Rubbish sorry!! http://t.co/SL9lkYJ8

@grasscraig haven't even time to check my spelling so not a good job for a perfectionist! It's funny here not recognising avatars at all.

@grasscraig You have no idea how far away from my world your giraffe is! All I have out the window is this little guy. http://t.co/oo0W6Qfw

Often get up early to see what might be stirring on the lane. Lock myself have to turn up at neighbours in jammies! http://t.co/a3RpBQfT

@VibrantIreland Thanks Susan, lots of dreams about New York, after Nuala, I was trying to tweet in my sleep, I need to get out more!

@Kielybrid That's hilarious! Welcome back to twitter then Breda, hope you join in the chat:~)

@VincentMelvin Thank you where are you?

@grasscraig He looks like I feel! Not a morning person. It's kinda weird not being able to keep up with correspondence, am a slow coach too!

@grasscraig Hehe! Not that kind of fat! But to be honest, life is short, you make your choices and it's the luck of the draw after that:~)

Here's my latest post tweeting as Ireland : Day 2 foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@Melankolica Good Morning, should have had an early night, but didn't! I do this and also work with community groups al over Ireland:~)

@grasscraig Morning all! The Blackbird swooping over and back and cos of the lake the sleepy headed Reed Bunting here. http://t.co/Zv8fvrhS

Goodnight all, sleep well and dream. More tweets from the wild meadows of County Waterford tomorrow, the Spring equinox.

Time for dinner now. Chat later. Meanwhile why are we drawn to the dusk light? foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/humans…

@AoibheannNiD I am essentially quite a lazybones so yes, too busy. Am generally a moocher so I have to up my game and be a bit slicker. Not!

@roryenglish Both gorgeous, thank you so much. It's the everyday small things in life that create those moments of happiness:~)

@roryenglish Excellent!

@AoibheannNiD Thanks, nice to see you here, another familiar face even if it is a castle:~)

@cormaggio Perfect then. I think you will be brilliant by the sound of it. Going where your passion is is always the right thing:~)

@cormaggio I love this from Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?: youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtY Whatever you do now be in your element:~)

@art_hub It's a challenge. Would be delighted to have the company of other artists so spread the word:~)

@grasscraig Are you going to give it a go? One word of warning- cholesterol. Heart attack waiting to happen. I'm more of a porridge girl.

@art_hub That's wonderful, great to meet up here, how are things? What's going on in your neck of the woods?

@cormaggio Well you must give it a go sometime. What are you doing over there? I'm @foxglovelane

Sure thing @CuratorsMexico @TweetweekUSA @sweden @weareaustralia @peopleofleeds @peopleofuk @newzealand Mine is @foxglovelane

@cormaggio Here are some Oystercatchers on the beach at Benvoy on the Copper Coast. Lots of little coves too. http://t.co/UNjMyv7m

@roryenglish You are welcome to share one of your patch of Ireland if you would like?

@cormaggio It's a hidden gem, not many people realise that #Waterford has a beautiful coastline:~)

Big hi to @CuratorsMexico and another big wave to @TweetweekUSA @sweden @weareaustralia @peopleofleeds @peopleofuk @newzealand

@karenkangart Thanks Karen, glad you have been enjoying the photos today:~)

Day 1: Blogging as Ireland foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@roryenglish Thanks Rory, interested in photography?

@TweetweekUSA @sweden @WeAreAustralia @CuratorsMexico @PeopleofLeeds @PeopleOfUK @newzealand Hows everyone settling in? I'm getting there!

@wyvernfriend Nice to see another familiar face:~)

@grasscraig Rashers, sausages, eggs, tomato, in some cases beans, black and white puddings and mushrooms. Toast, butter and a mug of tae!

@Melankolica Well I had a happy but very unusual day as I settle in here for week. What do you do there?

@cormaggio Taken at the small lake where I live in County Waterford. Lots of lakes around here and the Copper Coast nearby too. Love water!

@i_love_mayo Sounds just wonderful. A bit grey here now. There I go again, top topic is always the weather! #Mayo

@Melankolica Good to hear from you. Hope you have had a good day there in Denmark?

People all love sunset skies. So for the people, one more of the western sky over Ireland taken last week. http://t.co/GkHDxvcA

This is an inspiring blog. Usually all about Cathy's life and her beautiful family. She always makes my heart sing. looking4bluesky.blogspot.com

@c_oreilly Funny thing is I feel less in charge than usual. That's being Ireland forya!

Thank you so much. Is there a nice evening sky there in #Mayo tonight? @i_love_mayo

@c_oreilly Thank you Cathy, how are things?

@mugginsMcG Lovely to hear that from Canada:~)

At this time every evening I usually post a dusk pic. People seem to have a real affinity with twilight, the gloaming. http://t.co/Xsiu69YF

In case you are just joining in now. A different person is tweeting as Ireland for a week. When breaking new ground always use a good spade.

Hi folks jumping on the merry-go-round again. It's been an amazing day so far. Happy out, as they say around here. #waterford

It's lovely and chilled out here now so I will take a small break and leave you with the day's earlier photos to enjoy. foxglovelane.blogspot.com

Another beautiful Foxglove from @vibrantireland Thank you! facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

I love hedgerows and I think the best I have ever seen are in County Kerry. These photos are from Ballyferriter. http://t.co/SP4nfTm4

I think that Irish hedgerows are much under appreciated. The excessive use of pesticides hasn't helped. Mind them! http://t.co/nSlE0o3Q

Just one more for those of you who love macros. They are so freckled and hairy inside! I love our beautiful wildflowers http://t.co/FlnZ6Mwd

@PiperHawk Kinda settling in now, a quiet pace suits me better, what's new!

Foxgloves bloom in June and cover our hedgerows. As kids we made faery hats out of the flowers. Never eat them! http://t.co/6bOTki5A

To those of you who requested more Foxgloves, here we go. Ireland's most exotic wild flower and my absolute fave. http://t.co/yuLmEGUk

@freejournalism Sweet:~)

@freejournalism You have no idea how happy that makes an Irish Mammy feel! Well done you! Twitter is great. Sláinte X

My kids are all over the world. One organised the Paddy's Day Parade in Berlin, you are the parade he told the crowd! irishtimes.com/newspaper/brea…

Island time is what I call our slow lane way of life here in Foxglove Lane. Where would you be hurrying to? http://t.co/Gl4mmdSa

A small Reed Bunting has been eyeballing me from a willow tree in a spot of sunshine that won't last. http://t.co/Vv2K90zq

If you join in while I'm taking a break, check out the little patch where I live and we can catch up later. foxglovelane.blogspot.com

@pamelaaobrien You have just made my day. Signing off for lunch now wondering how it was going? Thank you for that so much appreciated:~)

Need to have a good stretch. Will leave you with a photo of what is featuring in the menu. Broccoli as pretty as lilac. http://t.co/lD4Lb2Ll

While we are talking grass here is just a field of the rapeseed crop in County #Carlow. Raises the spirits on the road. http://t.co/zbFbzgYc

@grasscraig I can't believe I actually even have photos of grass, and all through the seasons as well. We both need to get out more:~)

Loving the grass chat:~)

@grasscraig That grass is looking good Craig. I am very happy to oblige with with some spring grass. Hope you like it! http://t.co/XJQxqWa0

@grasscraig Hello South Africa this guy has us all eating out of his hand even though we never heard him speak. We love your sunshine +wine!

@grasscraig Thank you yet again. Today is about connecting across the world. I love that we did that anyway btw! South Africa hello!

@dermotcasey No one ever regretted a windy day on the beach! It was just bliss. This is my Granaunt Tramore beach 1918 http://t.co/hGwgLEz4

Spring this year has been a revelation foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/revela…

@Greensideupveg My family would always look so cross in the photos as they were left to wait so long while I tried to figure out the shot!

West to the Commeragh Mountains. From my roof on a frosty morning. I tend to go up on the roof a lot! #headintheclouds http://t.co/P4XouSYJ

I started taking photos at aged 10. I got 24 shots on a film and had to make them last for a month and save to print them. I love digital!

@hypest Thank you so much. I hope things are good for you, what a beautiful country you live in:~)

There is a problem for some people opening the photos. I understand that is being worked on. OOps I've brought the apps to a standstill!

@pauljacobson @janestegerlewis thanks, very kind:~)

Hi @mikecrotty59 great to see you here! More towards Dungarvan. We always have to tie down location. A strong sense of place:~)

At the winter solstice I took this photo and thought of my Dad who had passed away just days before. Photography helped http://t.co/0RTKek2Y

What I loved about this winter was the way bare branches exposed the birdlife. This little guy featured a lot, not shy! http://t.co/tZWiFtYk

Colours change all through the day. The reeds pick up the warmth of the sun and in the rain they become deep and dark. http://t.co/DoKd6tpY

The lake then leads out over farmland to the Commeragh Mountains between #waterford and #tipperary. http://t.co/6R0BWhRV

To the south of the meadow is a small lake. It's like a stage set for action and then small scenes of magic are created http://t.co/AlZuYC5p

@athenamediaie @foxglovelane Can you see the ones I have been sharing or not just wondering?

@i_love_mayo Good morning Mayo! If I wasn't in my element here I would love to be there:~)

@John__Mee @doogarry @NeatFreak_ @townofbooksfest @vibrantireland We are quite weather obsessed aren't we? It's the top topic for a chat.

I live down a long winding boreen called Foxglove Lane. It looks like this in June facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

You can read more here about where I live. foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

Thanks @PiperHawk @flocktooIreland and @MissPembers

@duicheEallaigh @watermusician Good morning and thanks for your good wishes:~)

Thanks for good wishes @darraghdoyle its kinda like being in the hot seat! Just went out and took a breath of cool air and there was plenty.

Our history consists of a lot of suffering and pain. Beauty seems to be the antidote. http://t.co/giq4Y8XS

I looked into the eyes, of all kinds of small creatures, and they looked back at me intelligently. http://t.co/W5eAcyzr

I looked deeper into nooks and crannies. Trees stood out and became a presence, skies always beautiful, always changing http://t.co/Dse6UXU7

Winter surprised me. Days I would trundle out thinking there couldn't be anything new. There was always something. http://t.co/DT8W8wnk

Where was I? Set out to create 1,000 images all 5 mins from the back-door. Learned 1,000 ways how not to do it 20,000 images later am here.

Time for me to stop, sit and not think too much too. Back soon, tae's up!

A mossy wall is a great place to stop, sit and not think too much. http://t.co/r6bldASh

@eoghanol @CreativeDynamix thanks for that! The rural titter machine is on over drive!

@paulmwatson That's a good idea Paul:~)

So good you have joined me from Ballygarret @CreativeDynamix hows the creative salon shaping up? creativedynamic.blogspot.com

This is my small patch in County #Waterford from where I connect with the rest of the world foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

@JaniceGill1 @sweden there is a beguiling voice in here WB Yeats and the Waterboys stolen child enjoy : youtu.be/Jg-oJKYIinQ

Rhubarb has beautiful leaves so for you guys here's some more @paulmwatson @topgold http://t.co/i9ozc2pV

@sweden I have family in Stockholm and my young nephew was always asking me to laugh in Irish. Seems he thought it was hilarious. Good Luck!

@rosiemcclelland Rosie I did indeed because I need coffee now!!

@topgold Delicious. I'm having mine with a bowl of porridge and some maple syrup. Maybe I wasn't meant to tell the world about my breakfast?

@bridgestoneEd Thanks for the support. I imagine ye out in some windswept potato field in West Cork. Did ye get them sown by Paddy's Day?

@sweden Greetings from a small field on a small island! It's bit daunting this tweeting for a nation business isn't it!!

I am now going to attempt the impossible and tweet in a pair of wellies! Rhubarb for breakfast. http://t.co/am8LJdb0

@AlexanderMcNabb I think you can feel my pain:~)

@ZwartblesIE Thanks Z! How are all those sheep doing today? Anymore chocolate lambs?

"Living Colour" will shift your thinking about everything. Check it out tomorrow night 10.15 RTE 1 and see kcat.ie

Lovely to have your company today, a bit daunting, but also a bit like Christmas morning! @joannapaterson @kitchen72 @ingeiousie

Remind me if I forget, that any ordinary Irish person can do this! I suddenly feel very very small. foxglovelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/tweeti…

Morning! @pollieslillies @zizapiz @vibrantireland great having your company this is like moving into a new house, you can't find the kettle!

Look closely at the SE corner of this image from @NASA That's me waving and tweeting from the middle of a field. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?…