Tag Archives: Croke Park

Look UP!

Posted on 09/07/2016 by aj vosse

Look up? Look up! Look… yes, look up! I really enjoy looking up. I often do so… looking for butterflies up in the trees… looking at aircraft or birds flapping up above. OK… only the birds do the flapping… the … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Photography, Seasons, Sport, The Birds and the Bees, Travel, Walking | Tagged #Architecture, #bird watching, #birds, #blue, #buildings, #colour, #fun, #Guinness Storehouse, #imagination, #Ireland, #night photography, #Nikon, #photography 📷, #Poolbeg, #Samuel Beckett Bridge, #statue 🗽, #sunshine, #urban photography 📷, #weekend, #Wellington Testimonial, Connolly Hospital, Croke Park, Custom House, fire, fungi, Irish War Memorial, National Flags, parachute, plane tales, postaday, South Africa, The Dublin Spire, up, Weekly Photo Challenge:, wild fruit, wires, WordPress | 14 Comments

Dublin Alphabet – R is for the Royal Canal

Posted on 15/06/2016 by aj vosse

So… why have I chosen the Royal Canal? I mean… it’s not exclusively only restricted to Dublin. It begins on the River Liffey, not far from the Dublin Port, and winds its way across Leinster all the way to the … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, #Royal Canal, Boating, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Reflections, Travel, Walking | Tagged #Architecture, #autobiographical, #buildings, #canals, #Dublin, #friendship, #gratitude, #history, #past, #peace, #Royal Canal, #Samuel Beckett Bridge, #steam train 🚂, #thanks, #trains 🚂, #urban photography 📷, 31B, 4E, canal locks, Co Dublin, Convention Center, Croke Park, Dublin streets, harbour, JOY, M50, Spencer Dock, Walking | 3 Comments

April A to Z – UP!

Posted on 25/04/2016 by aj vosse

Happy Monday… I hope you’re feeling on the up and up! We’ve entered the last stretch of April A to Z. In some ways I regret taking up the challenge as I’ve found myself being drawn deeper and deeper into … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Seasons, Sport, The Birds and the Bees, Travel, Walking, Writing | Tagged #action, #Architecture, #AtoZChallenge, #autobiographical, #beauty, #birds, #blog buddies, #blogging, #blue, #buildings, #clouds, #colour, #dreams, #Dublin, #friendship, #fun, #gratitude, #inspiration, #macro mode, #Nikon, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #people watching, #planes 🛩✈, #Poolbeg, #red, #sky, #sunshine, #thanks, #trees 🌳, #Wellington Testimonial, #white, blossoms & blooms, Croke Park, dare, fair play, fungi, IPC, JS, My Favourite Meeting Place, parachute, pink, plane tales, postaday, starling, The Dublin Spire, welcome | 21 Comments

Thursday Thoughts?

Posted on 14/05/2015 by aj vosse

Thursdays are those days in the week where one wonders about it all. Has the week been successful? Have I achieved all my targets? How much is left to be doing before I sneak out early on Friday afternoon? I … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Boating, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Grand Canal, Photography | Tagged #Architecture, #boats, #bridges, #buildings, #colour, #Dublin, #inspiration, #Ireland, #life... haha..., #questions, #Samuel Beckett Bridge, #sky, #time 🕛, #travel 🛫, #urban photography 📷, birthday, city life, congratulations, Convention Center, Croke Park, Dublin Marathon, GCD, Grand Canal, postaday, work | 3 Comments

Four Down… One to Go?

Posted on 16/03/2015 by aj vosse

This blog began as a challenge to do daily posts for one year. Today marks the completion of four years without missing a day. As each year has rolled by I’ve asked the question… should I keep going? Each year … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, #Royal Canal, Boating, Castles, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Seasons, The Birds and the Bees, Train Tales, Travel, Walking, Writing | Tagged #Architecture, #blogging, #boats, #braai, #challenge, #change, #creative juices, #creative writing, #Dublin, #freedom, #friendship, #fun, #future, #GLW, #humour, #inspiration, #Ireland, #Irish landscape, #life... haha..., #memories, #memyblog, #passion, #past, #positive ➕👍😁, #questions, #steam train 🚂, #the will to survive, #time 🕛, #urban photography 📷, #wildlife photography, #writer 📝, #writing ✒📖, 31B, 4E, birthday, city life, Co Kildare, Croke Park, culture, Google Docks, GSA, GSK, Leinster, postaday, St Patrick's Day, The Rambler, Walking, wedding, work | 9 Comments

That “Effin” Bridge…

Posted on 28/03/2014 by aj vosse

Train windows aren’t great filters, occasionally one manages to get a reasonable photo through the dirty screen… like this pic of that “Effin” Bridge. The bridge was so named by a very irate skipper who wanted to take his craft … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, #Royal Canal, Boating, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Photography | Tagged #boats, #bridges, #Dublin, #Ireland, #photography 📷, #Royal Canal, #sunset, #train tales 🚆, #travel 🛫, Croke Park, culture, HBA, IWAI, postaday, Spencer Dock, WI | Leave a comment

Royal Canal – Liffey to 6th Lock

Posted on 10/06/2013 by aj vosse

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 →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, #Royal Canal, Boating, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Fun and Food, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, The Birds and the Bees, Walking | Tagged #Architecture, #boats, #bridges, #camera, #canals, #challenge, #charity, #colour, #Dublin, #experience, #flowers, #fun, #green, #history, #humour, #Ireland, #Irish wildlife, #Liffey, #past, #peace, #photography 📷, #Royal Canal, #Samuel Beckett Bridge, #statue 🗽, #swan, #waffle😁, #weather, #wildlife photography, canal locks, city life, Connolly Station, Convention Center, Croke Park, G&S, harbour, heron, hurt, IWAI, Midlands SIMON, pain, pets, postaday, quays, Walking, WI | 4 Comments

That Effin Bridge… And Other Assorted Tribulations…

Posted on 03/05/2013 by aj vosse

Earlier this week I was blessed in quite a few ways. I could get to spend a few hours with the boats as they descended through the last few Royal Canal locks into Spencer Dock. I’d never has the opportunity of passing beneath the … Continue reading →