Tag Archives: #ships

Seaside Saturday – Valentia Island – Boats and All!

Posted on 13/07/2019 by aj vosse

A few months ago we went off to Valentia Island for a few days. Bliss, I tell you… especially because the Irish spring weather cooperated. The photo shows a National Geographic cruiser moored in a water space referred to as … Continue reading →

Posted in #Ireland, Boating, Factual Opinion, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel | Tagged #beauty, #colour, #focus, #Ireland, #Irish landscape, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #photography 📷, #pleasure 🍻, #Seaside Saturday, #ships, #travel 🛫, Atlantic, Co Kerry, lines, seascape, Valentia Island | 7 Comments

Thursday Thought – Dislike The Truth?

Posted on 04/07/2019 by aj vosse

I’ve often wondered about the concept of liking a post when all you actually want to do is let the poster know that you’ve been around. You don’t feel like leaving a message so you think it will be OK … Continue reading →

Posted in Factual Opinion, Family & Life | Tagged #autobiographical, #blogging, #friendship, #life, #love, #ships, #truth, facts, opinion, Tangential Thursday, US of A | 4 Comments

Alternative A to Z – Yellow Peril?

Posted on 29/04/2019 by aj vosse

No… yellow is a groovy colour… we won’t associate peril with this colour. Red… now, there’s a perilous colour… or, is it? But… let’s not go down that road… rather, we go down the yellow gorse road… or rather, yellow … Continue reading →

Posted in #music, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Seasons, The Birds and the Bees, Travel, Walking | Tagged #Alternative A to Z, #Arklow, #B&W, #beach, #challenge, #Co Wicklow, #GLW, #Happy, #Irish Sea, #macro mode, #memories, #Mono Monday, #monochrome, #motivation, #music, #positive ➕👍😁, #ships, #spring, #time 🕛, #yellow, seagull, seascape | 4 Comments

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

Seaside Saturday – Big Brother? Big Sister??

Posted on 09/03/2019 by aj vosse

I’m wondering… if a small fishing boat chugs past the impressive naval vessel… does it wonder if big brother cares much about it? But that’s got me wondering even more… aren’t ships supposed to be referred to as she? That … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Ireland, Boating, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel, Walking | Tagged #boats, #freedom, #friendship, #Irish Sea, #life, #rant, #respect, #Seaside Saturday, #ships, #truth, opinion, seascape | Leave a comment

Lens-Artists PC – Arklow Architecture

Posted on 07/03/2019 by aj vosse

This week’s challenge give me an opportunity to show you a bit of local architecture. Not all of it is too pretty but some is old… and some very useful. I mean… Arklow has the stone bridge in the country … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Boating, Crosses & Churches, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel, Walking | Tagged #abstract, #Architecture, #Arklow, #Avoca River, #blog buddies, #boats, #bridges, #buildings, #Co Wicklow, #colour, #history, #industrial, #Ireland, #Irish Sea, #photography 📷, #ships, #sunset, #travel 🛫, #weather, 19 Arch Bridge, churches, city life, Lens-Artists, seascape | 8 Comments

Seaside Saturday – David vs Goliath?

Posted on 02/03/2019 by aj vosse

We were on the beach a few days ago… Junior Son was amusing the grand-darlings… tossing and hopping stones. I was amusing myself… taking photos of one of the Irish Naval Services’ vessels, about to raise anchor and go off … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Boating, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel | Tagged #act, #action, #Arklow, #beach, #blue, #boats, #bullshit, #focus, #Irish Sea, #monochrome, #photography 📷, #quirky, #Seaside Saturday, #ships, #sky, #sunshine, #tongue in cheek 😈, grey, JS, liquid, seascape | 7 Comments

Monday Mobility – Outbound…

Posted on 04/02/2019 by aj vosse

There’ll be little chat today… but I need to share something great, very soon! In the meantime, we called into Dublin on Saturday… cold but bright, so… we went to one of our favourite stops – the Great South Wall … Continue reading →