Shoes of the skin of a bird . . .

You promised me a thing that is not possible,
that you would give me gloves of the skin of a fish;
that you would give me shoes of the skin of a bird;
and a suit of the dearest silk in Ireland.

~Lady Augusta Gregory

This photograph was taken during the exploration of abandoned irish farmhouses in County Clare, Ireland and soon to be featured in the Vanishing Light of Ireland book.