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Perspective?
This weekend gone by I completed my Level 1 Cricket Umpire’s course in Dublin town. On Saturday morning I caught the train to Pearse Station and walked the 2 odd kilometers to the venue along some of Dublin’s most famous … Continue reading
Fly the Flag!
There are days when we feel the urge to tell the world how we feel about a particular situation. Which side of the fence we’re actually on. Lately, much has been happening in the world that has divided opinion. The … Continue reading
Posted in Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Writing
Tagged action, buildings, challenge, change, Co Dublin, colour, culture, danger, death, dignity, experience, fair play, faith, focus, freedom, future, history, hope, ideas, inspiration, Ireland, life, National Flags, news, opinion, pain, past, peace, people watching, photography, positive, postaday, questions, rant, running, Skerries, soul, street photography, talk, the will to survive, travel, truth, urban photography, war, words, writing
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Decoration… Ailsa’s WTT
You know, Ailsa often does this to me. The lady selects a theme and the leaves me to show her bits of Dublin. Meaningless you may say… until I remind you that Ailsa hails from the good city Dublin. Well, … Continue reading
Abandoned Part 2 – WPhotoC
Last Saturday I mentioned that I most likely have more to offer on the theme of abandonment… so, why not give you a gallery of painful memories. The pain is not necessarily mine but I’m sure you’ll agree when I … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin, Factual Opinion, Ireland, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography
Tagged Architecture, broke banks, buildings, city life, DPchallenge, Dublin, hurt, Ireland, Irish politics, leprechaun, litter, my blog, National Flags, pain, past, poetic licence, poetry, postaday, questions, quirky, Royal Canal, rubbish, ruins, Weekly Photo Challenge:, WordPress
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Symbol
This week Ailsa challenges us to use the idea of symbols as the basis for a post. Her inspiration came from listening to all the tributes pouring in from all around the world for Nelson Mandela, the first president of … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Ireland, Photography, Sport
Tagged challenge, Dublin, Dublin Marathon, Dublin streets, experience, future, hope, life, Madiba, National Flags, Nelson Mandela, peace, people watching, positive, postaday, running, Saffers, South Africa
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Tricolour Trotters?
Last weeks Dublin Marathon posts looked at the agony and triumph of success. However, I have so many lighter moments captured that I’d probably have another dozen or so posts to show you. To begin with… how about 3 French … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Ireland, Sport
Tagged colour, Dublin, Dublin Marathon, France, friendship, fun, National Flags, postaday, running
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I Once Walked There… Lest We Forget!
Once, only once… I walked those hallowed grounds where brittle, icy twigs cracked and exploded underfoot where bone fragments and bits of shrapnel still lay strewn where new roots have set and woods grow tall and strong Once, I walked … Continue reading
Posted in Family & Life, Writing
Tagged autobiographical, beauty, bluebells, cemetery, colour, creative writing, death, Delville Wood, faith, France, freedom, future, gratitude, gravestones, history, hurt, National Flags, pain, passion, past, poetry, postaday, pride, Saffers, South Africa, trees, truth, verse, war, writer
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Multiple Confusion… Dominant or Not?
There I was… about to make the breakthrough discovery of the century. I woke in the middle of the night… as mature males with diabetes 2 tend to do. But this time it wasn’t nature’s call that got me bolt … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Fiction, Writing
Tagged Architecture, bridges, city life, creative juices, creative writing, diabetes T2, DPchallenge, Dublin, fun, humour, ideas, inspiration, Ireland, Irish politics, longing, love, National Flags, opinion, postaday, quirky, urban photography, waffle, writing
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Culture? WPhotoC…
I was looking through a few other blogger’s latest posts which is a habit formed over my blogging travels. I usually don’t delete ‘like’ notifications and then when I have a bit of free time I visit each blogger’s pages … Continue reading
Posted in Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Fun and Food, Photography, Writing
Tagged #memyblog, blog buddies, blogging, challenge, culture, Diaspora, DPchallenge, food, fun, history, ideas, Ireland, Kilcock, National Flags, passion, past, photography, pride, South Africa, St Patrick's Day, story, wine, writing
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X Marks The Spot…
Sheila posted something similar a wee while ago. That’s why I’m doing the same. I’m of the opinion that the cross she showed has been blown by the jet stream all the way from Canada to Europe. Why? Well, maybe it was lonely over … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged blog buddies, blogging, clouds, fun, inspiration, National Flags, photography, postaday, waffle
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