Tag Archives: ruins

Friday Fact… Left Behind?

Posted on 25/09/2020 by aj vosse

Seeing this lonely bale out in the middle of the field conjured up a few different thoughts. One of these thoughts turned around the current state of affairs in this world of ours – are events threatening to leave us … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #music, #SAFFER Worldwide, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography | Tagged #Friday Fact, #internet radio, #life, #music, #questions, #the will to survive, #truth, beerbug, farming, Irish politics, ruins, Saffer Radio, sickness | 2 Comments

Saturday’s Six-Word Story – Stone Reptiles…

Posted on 08/02/2020 by aj vosse

Curvy stone reptiles… ancient myth protectors…

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Fiction, Photography, Travel, Writing | Tagged #Architecture, #Co Wicklow, #fiction, #history, #myth, #rain 🌧☂, #Six Word Story, #storyteller 💬😎, #winter ❄, Glencree, ruins, words | 1 Comment

Friday Fiction Fix…

Posted on 07/02/2020 by aj vosse

Something different – why not? I mean… it seems many are bored with my blogging activities so I may as well do something different. Adding rapidly… maybe I don’t blame you if you are bored. I have sort of fell … Continue reading →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, #SAFFER Worldwide, AJ's Novel, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Family & Life, Fiction, Photography, Travel, Writing | Tagged #Architecture, #blogging, #Co Wicklow, #fiction, #Friday Fact, #Friday Fiction, #friendship, #future, #history, #imagination, #industrial, #inspiration, #my blog, #mylife'sdiary, #past, #photography 📷, #questions, #short story 📚, #story 📖, #windows, #writing ✒📖, hurt, ruins, wall | 9 Comments

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

Alternative A to Z – O is for Option

Posted on 17/04/2019 by aj vosse

Yep, yesterday, when walking and thinking about today’s post, I realised just how many options I had… so, here we go with just a few: Opinion – mine, earned with research and expressed in a dignified way. Here’s a thought, … Continue reading →

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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 →