Today I headed into the mountains, camera in hand as always, I found some of the most colourful plants to be found in the Irish countryside - gorse or Ulex europaeus also known as furze or whin.
Aiteann gallda is its Irish name and I have written about this characterful plant of the Irish landscape in my book Portrait of Armagh.
So make a visit to Ireland in winter and expect to see green fields, blue skies and yellow flowers of gorse, join me for a tour in Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht.
