Tag Archives: ruins

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? Advertisements

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 →

Posted in #Arklow, #music, AJ's Novel, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Fiction, Photography, Travel, Walking, Writing | Tagged #Alternative A to Z, #B&W, #beach, #beauty, #bullshit, #choices, #clouds, #dreams, #future, #Happy, #hope, #imagination, #life, #light, #magic, #monochrome, #motivation, #music, #past, #peace, #positive ➕👍😁, #the will to survive, #truth, dignity, eggs, emotions, facts, food, HHD!, JOY, junk food, opinion, ruins, seascape, Walking, words | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Dublin, #Ireland, Castles, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Crosses & Churches, Factual Opinion, Photography, Travel, Walking | Tagged #blog buddies, #blogging, #challenge, #Dublin, #Ireland, #life, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, churches, doors, Dublin streets, ruins, streets | 7 Comments

E is for Edge – My Weekly Challenge

Posted on 05/07/2018 by aj vosse

So far, my weekly challenges have been rather specific to me, no wonder not many of you have been tempted to follow suit and do your own challenges. So, I’m doing a theme that can be done by you all. … Continue reading →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Dublin, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Factual Opinion, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel, Walking | Tagged #beach, #challenge, #life, #photography 📷, #Poolbeg, #sea, #shadow, #trains 🚂, #travel 🛫, churches, danger, road signs, ruins, Tall Ships 2012, wall, water, Weekly Photo Challenge: | 5 Comments

To Observe, or, to Observe?

Posted on 04/05/2018 by aj vosse

I like to observe… others observing. Or, making like they’re observing. Look at this couple. They arrived. The fellow started playing with his toy. I bet he didn’t realise what a beautiful vista was stretched out all around him. Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Travel, Walking | Tagged #camera, #Co Wexford, #Co Wicklow, #Friday Fact, #Irish landscape, #Irish Sea, #photography 📷, #questions, #quirky, Daily Prompt, ruins, technology, video | Leave a comment

Silent Sunday – Past Reflections – Reflections of the Past

Posted on 15/04/2018 by aj vosse

Image | Posted on 15/04/2018 by aj vosse | Tagged #buildings, #Co Wexford, #history, #past, #questions, #Silent Sunday, #sky, ruins, water | 5 Comments

Weathered…

Posted on 11/01/2018 by aj vosse

Weather… weathered. Here in Ireland the concepts are very much entwined. The weather weathers… almost anything and everything! But then, so does old age and fair wear and tear weather almost everything! So, why don’t I just throw together a … Continue reading →