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Go with the FLOW!! Ailsa’s WTT

Posted on 15/06/2013 by

This week I won’t swim upstream. No, why should I? Why should I make life difficult for myself when the challenge is set. FLOW… no, not against it… rather with it. The good lady has posted 5 photos. So, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Royal Canal – Liffey to 6th Lock

Posted on 10/06/2013 by

01 June saw me along the Royal Canal again. Since reaching the Shannon some time in October 2011 much has happened.  I’d walked the Grand Canal in 2012 in aid of Midlands SIMON so it seemed quite natural to do … Continue reading →

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French Chic Along The Liffey

Posted on 17/04/2013 by

Yesterday I mentioned I was itching to do a series about photographers, happy snappers, call them whatever you please. All  kinds… professionals, amateurs, enthusiasts… all sorts. I have this thing, no… I’m not into fetish, for taking photos of the photographers … Continue reading →

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Second-Hand News…

Posted on 05/04/2013 by

Do you occasionally get the feeling just when you discover something for yourself that you’re a bit of a twit? Especially when the ‘something’ you discover has been sitting within your grasp for as long as you’ve been walking the … Continue reading →

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Green! St Patrick’s Day GREEN! Ailsa’s WTT

Posted on 16/03/2013 by

I should have guessed. I should have worked it out months ago. Yes, I did. No I didn’t! Ailsa, the great Irish traveling lass, has decided to really get our festive juices flowing. How on earth could green and Ireland not go … Continue reading →

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Kiss – WPhotoC

Posted on 16/02/2013 by

When I first saw Sara’s weekly photo challenge a whole string of thoughts and ideas, not really related, crossed the movie screens of my mind. The storks reminded me of the birds I spent hours watching while on a business mission in the … Continue reading →

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Shadows – WTT

Posted on 03/02/2013 by

I think Ailsa has a perverse sense of humour. She knows I live in Ireland… she knows shadows are very rare occasions in the green land!! How does it get so green? It rains… almost all the time. What does that mean? … Continue reading →

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Dublin Street – Chariot of Life

Posted on 11/01/2013 by

I’ve prattled on so much since the beginning of the year that you all must be wishing for something short and sweet for a change. So, today your wish is my command. Less than 150 words OK? I’ve passed this … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Zach…

Posted on 03/01/2013 by

Don’t you get a certain feeling of renewal when you open a new book… may it be a good read you’ve been looking forward to for some time and found in the bottom of the Christmas stocking. Could it be a sketch … Continue reading →

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WWWWWW – Miscreant

Posted on 28/11/2012 by

Miscreant = Troublemaker, Scoundrel, Mischief maker, Malefactor, Wrongdoer, Criminal, Rebel, Villain, Reprobate, Offender, … Troublemaker = Pest, Menace, Scallywag, Agitator, Firebrand, Rabble-rouser Scoundrel = crook, rogue, rascal, villain, Mischief maker = troublemaker in reverse = miscreant = all of miscreant’s … Continue reading →

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