Category Archives: Castles

Seaside Saturday – Wicklow Town Visit

Posted on 02/11/2019 by aj vosse

OK, we didn’t visit the whole town… just down by the harbour and surrounds. Part of the attraction down there is the remains of the once mighty Black Castle ruins. Well, if a place called itself a castle then surely … Continue reading →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Art, Boating, Castles, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Seasons, Travel, Walking | Tagged #Architecture, #boats, #Co Wicklow, #colour, #fun, #GLW, #history, #Irish Sea, #photography 📷, #RNLI, #sea, #Seaside Saturday, #travel 🛫, #wind, #YouTube, cold, harbour, ruins, seas, seascape, video, Walking, Wicklow Town | 1 Comment

Thursday Thought… Choices?

Posted on 11/07/2019 by aj vosse

So… here’s the question… If you could (occasionally – weather permitting…) view this vista on a warm spring day… … would you mind calling this home? Rather difficult choice… don’t you think?

Posted in #Ireland, Castles, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Factual Opinion, Photography, Travel | Tagged #Architecture, #beauty, #buildings, #choices, #history, #Ireland, #Irish countryside, #Irish landscape, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #photography 📷, #questions, #travel 🛫, Co Kerry, ruins, Tangential Thursday, Throwback Thursday | 2 Comments

Seaside Saturday – Wicklow Town’s Black Castle Ruins

Posted on 05/01/2019 by aj vosse

We’ve called into Wicklow Town a few mornings, last year. Wow… it sounds so far away… last year! This photo was taken on 17 November 2018 – really not that long ago. That pile of stone on the high ground … Continue reading →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Castles, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Factual Opinion, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel, Walking | Tagged #Co Wicklow, #colour, #contrast, #history, #Ireland, #Irish landscape, #Irish Sea, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #past, #sea, #Seaside Saturday, #sky, #time 🕛, #travel 🛫, #weekend, photos, ruins, Wicklow Town | 6 Comments

My Weekly Challenge – Z Meets Thursday Doors!

Posted on 29/11/2018 by aj vosse

As today is the last of my weekly challenges and Z is the order of the day… why don’t we throw together the two… Z Doors? Do you remember the old Z-Braced doors? Well, so do I but there’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Dublin, #Ireland, Castles, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Crosses & Churches, Factual Opinion, Photography, Travel, Walking | Tagged #blog buddies, #blogging, #challenge, #Dublin, #Ireland, #life, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, churches, doors, Dublin streets, ruins, streets | 7 Comments

My Weekly Challenge – O for Out There!

Posted on 13/09/2018 by aj vosse

We’ve reached “O”… going along just fine. As I believe my blog is mostly a celebration of the outdoors I think I’ll use the word “out” as the photo tag to put together today’s gallery. As many of you know, … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Boating, Castles, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, The Birds and the Bees, Travel | Tagged #autobiographical, #autumn, #beach, #beauty, #camera, #challenge, #colour, #Dublin, #GLW, #insects, #inspiration, #Ireland, #Liffey, #memyblog, #my blog, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #photography 📷, #Poolbeg, #rainbow 🌈, #Saffers 🇿🇦, #spider webs 🕸, #spring, #summer 😎, #sunset, #sunshine, #travel 🛫, #trees 🌳, #weather, #winter ❄, cold, South Africa, Walking | 9 Comments

D is for Dublin – My Weekly Challenge

Posted on 28/06/2018 by aj vosse

D is for Dublin… or whatever you want D to be for. Dublin is one of those cities where you can find anything… and everything… apart from skyscrapers. Tall buildings are not in abundance. Dublin has many other attractions… from … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, #Royal Canal, Art, Boating, Castles, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Crosses & Churches, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Fun and Food, Grand Canal, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Sport, The Birds and the Bees, Travel, Walking | Tagged #canals, #Dublin, #night photography, #Phoenix Park 🦌, #Poolbeg, #street photography 🎨, Co Dublin, Dublin streets, James Joyce, leprechaun, Marlay Park, Weekly Photo Challenge: | 2 Comments

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Posted on 16/03/2018 by aj vosse

Yesterday’s post has me in the mood for more summer! No, for more real summer! So, let’s see if I can dig out a few more happy summer’s photos to get me in the mood for the weekend! Oh, by … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Castles, Photography, Seasons, The Birds and the Bees, Travel, Walking | Tagged #beach, #blue, #butterflies, #clouds, #colour, #flowers, #green, #light, #macro mode, #sea, #sky, #summer 😎, #sunshine, #travel 🛫, #Trim Castle, bumblebee, dragonfly, Walking | 13 Comments

Tuesday Trees – Through the Branches

Posted on 23/01/2018 by aj vosse

I like the effect so… as I’m prone to taking blogging liberties I’ll post this photos as a “tree” photo. Yep, I know I’m pushing it but why not? Living on the edge is fun, so they tell me! The … Continue reading →