Under the spell of nature

Damien Enright revels in the beauty of a fine April day.

HOW beautiful the coast of Ireland is on a fine April day. The view I looked out on one morning last week was so perfect that no artist could imagine a scene more idyllic. But such views can be enjoyed at countless other places, coastal and inland.

Below me, the sea lay like a great pool of blue enamel bordered by black headlands, with slopes of yellow gorse pouring down to cliffs potholed with caves and divided by white coves and beaches.