Tag Archives: #Liffey

Monday Memories – The Samuel Beckett Bridge

Posted on 23/11/2020 by aj vosse

This photo is almost a year old – taken last December – in a dim and distant time where one could jump onto a bus and travel into Dublin City without restrictions. Mmmm yes, I wonder how many people got … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Seasons, Travel, Walking | Tagged #Architecture, #autobiographical, #buildings, #Dublin, #freedom, #Liffey, #memories, #Monday Memories, #past, #questions, #Samuel Beckett Bridge, #tide, #travel 🛫, Convention Center, Dublin Bridges, Dublin streets, Monday Memories, sickness, virus, Walking | 1 Comment

Seaside Saturday – Ship Ahoy!

Posted on 16/03/2019 by aj vosse

From time to time we visit the Big Smoke on Saturdays or Sunday mornings… and then, we trot, well no… we drive down to The Great Wall. This very long wall… built between the 1700 and 1800’s… is an amazing … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Boating, Factual Opinion, Reflections, Travel, Walking | Tagged #boats, #colour, #Dublin, #gallery, #Irish Sea, #Liffey, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #Poolbeg, #ships, #travel 🛫, Dublin Docks | Leave a comment

The Year That Was – April to June 2018

Posted on 28/12/2018 by aj vosse

So… the spring eventually managed to get to Ireland… after piles of snow were still seen in shady spots for weeks after the big white-out! We all suspected that the cold had damaged the plants and animals to such an … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Dublin, #Ireland, #music, Art, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Seasons, The Birds and the Bees, Travel, Walking, Writing | Tagged #Arklow, #Avoca River, #beach, #beauty, #blog buddies, #blue, #boats, #butterflies, #Co Wexford, #Co Wicklow, #colour, #cricket, #Dublin, #GLW, #Hanging Rock Beach 🏖🌊, #Happy, #holiday, #Ireland, #Irish landscape, #Irish Sea, #life, #Liffey, #music, #my blog, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #photography 📷, #spring, #street photography 🎨, #summer 😎, #sunset, #travel 🛫, Aviva Stadium, Billy Joel, blossoms & blooms, Dublin streets, GDL, GSA, GSK, JOY, new growth, New York, streets, tulips | 6 Comments

The Year That Was – January to March 2018

Posted on 27/12/2018 by aj vosse

This thing we call 2018 was indeed an interesting time. Here in Ireland, we experienced one of the biggest snow storms in living memory. The Beast from the East met and married Storm Emma – that’s if I remember her … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Dublin, #Ireland, Family & Life, Photography, Seasons, Train Tales, Walking | Tagged #Arklow, #Co Wexford, #Co Wicklow, #colour, #Dublin, #fun, #gallery, #GLW, #Hook Lighthouse, #Liffey, #light, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #photography 📷, #Poolbeg, #sea, #shadow, #spring, #storm 🌬, #sunrise, #sunset, #winter ❄, Co Donegal, photos, snow | 7 Comments

Wednesday Wisdom – Blogging Sucks… or, Does It?

Posted on 10/10/2018 by aj vosse

As mentioned in yesterday’s post… the muse pushed off to the pub… without inviting me to join. Now, here I sit… wondering what to do next? I think I’m simply trying too hard. I’ve been doing a daily post since … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Boating, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Train Tales, Travel, Writing | Tagged #blog buddies, #blogging, #Dublin, #friendship, #life, #Liffey, #questions, #short story 📚, #storyteller 💬😎, #The Lucky Thirteen 📚, Tall Ships 2012 | 16 Comments

My Weekly Photo Challenge – R for Royal Canal

Posted on 04/10/2018 by aj vosse

The Royal Canal… one of Ireland’s major inland waterways. I won’t do a history lesson… that would keep us here for a week or longer. I’ll just say the advent of the railroad and later road transport seriously affected the … Continue reading →

Posted in #Ireland, #Royal Canal, Boating, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Photography, Travel, Walking, Writing | Tagged #Architecture, #beauty, #boats, #bridges, #canals, #challenge, #colour, #friendship, #history, #inspiration, #Liffey, #memories, #memyblog, #past, #photography 📷, #Royal Canal, #trains 🚂, #travel 🛫, canal locks, harbour, IWAI, Kilcock, RCAG, Shannon, Walking | 3 Comments

My Weekly Challenge – Q is for Quirky and Quaint… Along Dublin’s Quays!

Posted on 27/09/2018 by aj vosse

So… I bet, last week, you thought to yourself… I wonder how he’ll deal with the letter Q? Easy! You see… I have an eye for the quint and quirky… but, to my rescue came Dublin’s most endearing and famous … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Art, Boating, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Crosses & Churches, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Reflections, Travel, Walking | Tagged #action, #Architecture, #boats, #buildings, #challenge, #Dublin, #Guinness Storehouse, #history, #Liffey, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #past, #people watching, #Poolbeg, #quirky, #ships, #statue 🗽, #street photography 🎨, #travel 🛫, city life, Custom House, Dublin Bridges, Dublin Docks, Dublin streets, facts, Jeanie Johnston, liquid, quaint, quays, Walking, water | 2 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 →