Nocturne, the Black Valley, Co. KerryThe Black Valley in winter, well after dark. A temperature inversion had filled the valley floor with fog, and moonlight was catching the snow on the higher peaks. Somewhere below, a house was glowing warm through the mist. The single track road curves into the foreground, leading the eye down into it all. Getting to the Black Valley at night means committing to the drive over the Ballaghbeama Pass or up from the Gap of Dunloe. There's no mobile