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Tag Archives: Tall Ships 2012
Dublin Alphabet – L for Liffey
OK… some of you may say a river can’t be included in my alphabet but it is as much an attraction in the city as many of the other features. I’m reminded of a bit of wall art on a … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Photo's and Chit-chat
Tagged #autobiographical, #boats, #bridges, #clouds, #colour, #Dublin, #future, #history, #Liffey, #past, #people watching, #photography 📷, #Royal Canal, #street photography 🎨, #urban photography 📷, 31B, 4E, Art, city life, Convention Center, Dublin Alphabet, Dublin Bay, Dublin Docks, GCD, Grand Canal, liquid, Spencer Dock, street art, Tall Ships 2012, urban, wall
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Dublin Alphabet – J for Jeanie Jonhston
This replica famine ship is moored at Custom House Quay as this is where most of the famine ship voyages to the Americas began. The ship is currently undergoing renovation work so there is scaffolding all over the stern area… … Continue reading
Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Boating, Daily Photo's and Chit-chat, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Reflections, Travel
Tagged #Architecture, #clouds, #colour, #Diaspora, #Dublin, #inspiration, #life, #light, #photography 📷, #ships, #sunset, #travel 🛫, #urban photography 📷, Custom House, Dublin Alphabet, Dublin Docks, Dublin streets, Jeanie Johnston, postaday, quays, Tall Ships 2012, Walking
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Dublin Alphabet – E for East Link Bridge
Not the prettiest of constructions but very important and very functional. This is the bridge closest to Dublin Port and the sea. Here, the Liffey leaves the city and makes it’s way to the Irish Sea. The bridge is a … Continue reading
Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Boating, Daily Photo's and Chit-chat, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel, Walking
Tagged #bridges, #Dublin, #Ireland, #life, #Liffey, #photography 📷, #ships, #travel 🛫, Dublin Alphabet, Dublin Bay, Dublin Docks, Dublin streets, East Link Bridge, Leinster, postaday, Tall Ships 2012, Walking
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Circle…
All my life’s a circle… sunrise to sundown. Yep… I’ve used those words before in a post. Words written by Harry Chapin… not mine. Yep… wise words. I wasn’t going to do a weekly challenge but then while looking back … Continue reading
Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Boating, Family & Life, Photography, Seasons, The Birds and the Bees, Travel, Walking
Tagged #beach, #beauty, #bird watching, #birds, #buildings, #butterflies, #colour, #Dublin, #focus, #fun, #light, #music, #night photography, #photography 📷, #ships, #statue 🗽, #street photography 🎨, #sunrise, #sunshine, #Trinity Collage, #urban photography 📷, full moon, Grafton Street, Harry Chapin, moonshine, robin, street art, streets, Tall Ships 2012, Weekly Photo Challenge:, WordPress
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Framed!
This week Ailsa asks us to put things in perspective… sorry, I mean in frame! Why not? It’s fun! Pardon my interpretation but I’ve used liberal poetic licence… why not? It’s fun!!
Posted in #Ireland, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Seasons, Travel, Walking
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Four Down… Part Two
OK… let’s get back to year two of the blog. The day I completed year one I mentioned to the good lady that that’s me… challenge completed. Done! As is her inimitable way… she simply suggested that I could be … Continue reading
Posted in #Ireland, Family & Life, Writing
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Metal – Ailsa’s WTT
I have a complaint to make! There I was… opening Ailsa’s challenge this week only to see the words bizarre and Black Sabbath in the same sentence. To be more exact… Black Sabbath’s Paranoid! I mean… does it matters not … Continue reading
Posted in #Dublin, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Photography, Train Tales, Travel
Tagged #blog buddies, #blogging, #challenge, #Dublin, #friendship, #fun, #humour, #Ireland, #light, #macro mode, #music, #photography 📷, #Poolbeg, #quirky, #ships, #steam train 🚂, #trains 🚂, #travel 🛫, Art, Dublin Docks, power, RPSI, Tall Ships 2012, WordPress, work
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Boats
Yesterday I mentioned boats. The idea stems from a recent post by Livvy, another lucky resident of Cork, that charming city down in the tropical south of Ireland. I must say, my fondness for boats doesn’t need much encouragement but … Continue reading
Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Boating, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Photography, Reflections, Travel
Tagged #birds, #blog buddies, #blogging, #blue, #boats, #clouds, #colour, #Dublin, #fishing, #friendship, #fun, #Howth, #humour, #industrial, #Liffey, #light, #memyblog, #my blog, #people watching, #sea, #ships, #street photography 🎨, #weather, city life, Co Dublin, Dublin Docks, Dun Laoghaire, harbour, liquid, postaday, seagull, Tall Ships 2012
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