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'If I jumped into the ocean to believe⁣
If I climbed a mountain ⁣
would I have to reach?⁣
Do I even dare to speak? ⁣
To dream? Believe?⁣
Give me a voice so strong⁣
I can question what I have seen⁣
Hold on world ⁣
'cause you don't know what's coming⁣
Hold on world ⁣
'cause I'm not jumping off⁣
Hold onto this boy a little longer⁣
Take another trip around the sun⁣
Around the sun

Song-Around The Sun by R.E.M. Written by Stipe/Mills/Buck

Photo-Donegal Bay, Ireland 2016

For once I’m going to let the words take over.

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‘'When gentle tides ⁣
go rolling by,⁣
Along the salt sea strand⁣
The colours blend ⁣
and roll as one⁣
Together in the sand.⁣
And often do the winds entwine⁣
To send their distant call,⁣
The quiet joys of brotherhood,⁣
And love is lord of all.'

Song-The Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood by Richard Farina (Tune-My Lagan Love, Traditional)

Photo-Murlough Beach, Newcastle Ireland

A well traveled song. I learned it first as sung by Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention. Recently I heard this interesting version by Lady Maisery. As many have commented, it is inevitably about the disconnect many of us have from nature. Though I treasure the mini escapes to nature I make as a city dweller, this song is really about a much deeper connection to experience. It is truly a mesmerizing song. As to the photo I have shared a few versions of this here already, but it pays to revisit photos sometimes. Murlough is an incredible wide stretch of beach, and between the whitecaps of the waves, the far-reaching sand, the lone figure on the beach, and the Mountains Of Mourne in the distance it was a day to feel the allure of the song