Tag Archives: ghosts

Lascivious Little Larry Lep Loves Luscious Lady Lucy

Posted on 14/04/2016 by aj vosse

Larry sat, precariously balanced at the very tip of the old oak’s highest branch. He’d reversed his jacket, changing the colour from bright red to dappled green… to make himself almost invisible. Only the tufts of bushy eyebrows flashed coppery … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, Crosses & Churches, Fiction, Ireland, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel, Writing | Tagged #AtoZChallenge, #ombh, banshee, blog buddies, blogging, Boyne, creative writing, ditty, fun, ghosts, gold, humour, inspiration, lust, money, poetic licence, postaday, rainbow, ruins, storm, thunder storm, travel, verse, words, writing | 18 Comments

April A to Z – Kilcock and Kildare

Posted on 13/04/2016 by aj vosse

Before the April A to Z began I was doing my own Dublin A to Z which I have to continue when May rolls around again. I cheated a little then by featuring Kilcock because it’s “our” village. It’s in … Continue reading →

Posted in Boating, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Dublin, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Ireland, Local Places, Photography, Reflections, Royal Canal, Travel, Walking | Tagged #AtoZChallenge, #memyblog, #ombh, Architecture, autobiographical, beauty, blogging, boats, buildings, canal locks, canoes, Carton Clock Tower, churches, Co Kildare, commute, crazy, dogs, Dublin, farming, fishing, flying, friendship, ghosts, golf, harbour, history, holiday, Irish countryside, Kilcock, life, life... haha..., Liffey, local shop, Maynooth, mist, passion, past, people watching, photography, postaday, quaint, quays, questions, quirky, Royal Canal, Saffers, snow, St Patrick's Day, sunset, The Rambler, travel, walk, water, weather, welcome | 26 Comments

Spooky Moon

Posted on 30/09/2015 by aj vosse

Yesterday morning I did the airport run and on the way home the misty surrounding and almost full moon called out for a photo stop. The Moyglare Church beckoned. There I was… wandering around in my pre-dawn driving outfit… including … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, Crosses & Churches, Crosses & Churches, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Ireland, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel | Tagged Architecture, buildings, cemetery, churches, full moon, ghosts, mist, moonshine, mystery, myth, night photography, photography, postaday, starlight | 27 Comments

Spring Splendour!

Posted on 03/06/2015 by aj vosse

I’ll continue with our Boyne Canal walk. About halfway back toward Navan town there’s a set of castles, one on the north bank of the river and one on the south bank. The north bank structure must have been an … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel, Walking | Tagged Architecture, beauty, Boyne, buildings, canals, Co Meath, colour, flowers, ghosts, history, Ireland, leprechaun, Navan, past, postaday, quirky, spring, travel, trees, walk, weather | 2 Comments

Ghosts of Yesterday?

Posted on 08/12/2014 by aj vosse

Yesterday’s post got me thinking. The photo was taken on the promenade in Arklow Town. We’d gone down to see if the full moon rising would present any opportunities but alas, it was so cloudy that there was no sign … Continue reading →

Posted in Factual Opinion, Ireland, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Reflections, Travel | Tagged Arklow, bridges, camera, Co Wicklow, colour, future, ghosts, history, industrial, light, night photography, past, postaday | 6 Comments

Silent Sunday… Ghosts of Yesterday?

Posted on 07/12/2014 by aj vosse

Image | Posted on 07/12/2014 by aj vosse | Tagged Arklow, buildings, Co Wicklow, ghosts, industrial, night photography, past, postaday, questions, sunset, travel | Leave a comment

Autumn! Ailsa’s WTT

Posted on 01/11/2014 by aj vosse

I was going to leave you with just one photo for this week’s challenge as it’s the spooky season. However, how could I skip showing you this tree in all its autumn glory? OK… onto the pic I was going … Continue reading →

Posted in Family & Life, Ireland, Photography, Seasons | Tagged autumn, blog buddies, blogging, colour, fun, ghosts, green, Irish countryside, postaday, red, spooks, trees, weekend | 2 Comments

The Pumpkin!

Posted on 31/10/2014 by aj vosse

So, they tell me today is the big day… all the spooks, ghouls and ghosts will be hiding away this evening for fear of the fireworks and little children roaming free… causing havoc as far as they go. Yes, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family & Life | Tagged fun, ghosts, GSA, orange, postaday, spooks | Leave a comment

Place of the Lost Souls??

Posted on 30/10/2014 by aj vosse

‘Tis the silly season again… spooks roam free, banshees and ghouls meander about in the undergrowth… looking for unsuspecting fools who wonder around without their garlic tipped stakes… aaaah, all in the name of good clean fun, or commercialism? Oh … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Ireland, Photography, Seasons, Travel, Walking | Tagged Arklow, banshee, buildings, Co Wicklow, ghosts, history, Ireland, postaday, spooks, travel | Leave a comment

Would You Hire Yourself?

Posted on 27/09/2013 by aj vosse

My answer? It depends… on one or two perceptions. Perception one: Why should I hire myself? Maybe I’d have to answer myself something along the following lines… because I’m competent, honest, loyal, hard-working, diligent, and a few more traits most bosses or managers … Continue reading →

Posted in Factual Opinion, Writing | Tagged 50+ jobs & skills, alter-ego, challenge, change, churches, creative juices, creative writing, Dublin, future, ghosts, humour, ideas, inspiration, jobs, life, life... haha..., opinion, positive, postaday, statue, work | 7 Comments

Wild – Ailsa’s WTT

Posted on 03/08/2013 by aj vosse

Wild? In Ireland? Wild? It’s only the people who go wild. Well, some of them… not all. The wild beasts have been tamed many wild moons ago… the wild flowers are all sedated now… little of the true wilderness remains so … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Writing | Tagged banshee, blog buddies, blogging, bumblebee, challenge, clouds, flowers, fun, ghosts, GLW, humour, inspiration, Ireland, leprechaun, macro mode, photography, photos, postaday, troll, weather, Weekly Photo Challenge: | 4 Comments

Thursday Thoughts…

Posted on 27/06/2013 by aj vosse

Today’s photo has stirred the hiding teller of stories in me. Yes, this last month or so has not been easy. New job, the illness… all well documented so I don’t have to say much more about why the story-teller … Continue reading →

Posted in Dublin, Fiction, Writing | Tagged creative juices, creative writing, fiction, ghosts, inspiration, pain, passion, past, postaday, short story, spooks, story, trees, truth, waffle, words, work, writer, writing, Zach | 3 Comments

Smoking Mirrors – Ailsa’s WTT

Posted on 01/04/2013 by aj vosse

This one left me in a bit of a quandary. I often wonder if Ailsa’s been put on the planet solely to challenge my last few remaining creativity cells? There I was, planning all sorts of experiments with fire… some bits of cardboard covered with … Continue reading →

Posted in Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Photography, Reflections, Train Tales, Writing | Tagged 461, Architecture, buildings, challenge, creative writing, Dublin, fun, ghosts, humour, Ireland, mystery, postaday, steam train, trains, Weekly Photo Challenge:, wires | 4 Comments

Zach and the Blazing Ax Wizard

Posted on 04/02/2013 by aj vosse

He sat bolt upright… startled, dazed… even a tad frightened. Where was he? What was he doing in this strange place? Why was this happening to him? Then, slowly but surely it dawned on him… he was dreaming, again. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Writing | Tagged birthday, Cape Town South Africa, colour, creative writing, dreams, fiction, fire, friendship, ghosts, light, money, music, mystery, myth, postaday, questions, quirky, short story, soul, South Africa, story, surreal, words, writing, Zach | 13 Comments

Zach and the Bain’s Kloof Ghost

Posted on 01/02/2013 by aj vosse

Zach loved Southern France, almost as much as he loved the Western Cape. Vineyards… mountains, rocky outcrops… fast flowing streams… chasms and caves. History, both real and imaginary. It was everywhere. In the ancient rock formations… in the villages, even … Continue reading →