Today I went on an educational adventure for funzies. Zach and Cassandra are in the biology program at their school in Minnesota, and one of their professors, Paul, is in Ireland on sabbatical for part of this year.
 |
| Pika-boo! |
(Also, it certainly was not a bad day to spend outside adventuring.)
 |
| Oh, hello jaw-droppingly beautiful day. |
 |
| That's a grotto full of water! |
They are working on a project with him taking samples of water at different Holy Wells around Ireland. It is a custom to come to these sites and drink or wash in the holy water to cleanse yourself. However, most of these wells are near horse and cow pastures, which led Paul to believe that perhaps people should not be openly drinking and washing from them.
When the water samples get back to the lab they are going to observe what sort of bacteria is present and conclude the safety of the water.
The whole trip was a lot of fun. Paul was wonderful, and even stopped by the beach because we HAD to try fresh "winkles." Do you know what winkles are?
 |
| Get it, girl. |
Cassandra and I fearlessly scooped the cold, slimy buggers out of the shells and ate them up.
 |
| It's snails. Winkles are snails. |
Zach was not keen. We almost got him to try but he just couldn't do it, so he opted for the "dillisk" instead, because apparently he's ok with seaweed.
No comments:
Post a Comment