{"id":14575,"date":"2016-09-13T16:47:12","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T15:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greensideup.ie\/?p=14575"},"modified":"2019-03-09T16:33:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T16:33:14","slug":"good-moods-and-garden-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greensideup.ie\/good-moods-and-garden-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Moods and Garden Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"


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How many times have you heard how great you’ll feel if you get outside and into nature? I\u2019ve read several papers on the science behind it, have seen the positive and powerful effects that being in a community garden has on people’s good mood, and yet it still takes me by surprise. The power of nature on our mental health was really bought home to me this summer when Mr G and I met up with old friends and headed over to the Wild Atlantic Way for eight nights in our camper vans. <\/span><\/p>\n

Taking two teenage girls away in a medium wheelbase converted Transit could have been a recipe for disaster, and it wasn\u2019t without its moments, yet it worked. Three nights at Eagle Point<\/a> near Bantry, three at Pure Camping<\/a> on Loop Head then two at Lakeside<\/a>, Mountshannon were exactly what we all needed. <\/span><\/p>\n

Blessed with fantastic weather which enabled us to sit outside until midnight and master the art of cooking pizza on a BBQ, we were able to chat and laugh and catch up while we watched the Perseid meteor shower from wobbly camper chairs. Thanks to a lucky break in the weather, we were also able to see the dramatic landscapes of Beara Peninsula, swim in the crystal clear waters at the Bridges of Ross and kayak in Lough Derg, all of which could have gone horribly wrong if the unpredictable Irish weather had filled the skies with drizzle and cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n