Tag Archives: #trains 🚂

The Year That Was – 2019 – July to September

Posted on 29/12/2019 by aj vosse

The highlight of this period was our visit to the USA. We were mostly in New Your City but we also took a 24 hour dash to Philadelphia… so, I can now claim to have been in at least three … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Family & Life, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, The Birds and the Bees, Travel, Walking | Tagged #Architecture, #autobiographical, #beach, #bird watching, #boats, #butterflies, #fun, #GLW, #people watching, #pleasure 🍻, #rainbow 🌈, #sky, #summer 😎, #trains 🚂, new growth, New York Streets, seascape, US of A | 3 Comments

Six Word Saturday – Steam Train Rides

Posted on 31/08/2019 by aj vosse

Steam train rides… nostalgia in eyes!

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Family & Life, Photography, Train Tales, Travel | Tagged #action, #Co Wicklow, #history, #imagination, #inspiration, #memyblog, #mylife'sdiary, #past, #photography 📷, #poetic licence ✒, #Six Word Story, #steam train 🚂, #story 📖, #tongue in cheek 😈, #train tales 🚆, #trains 🚂, #travel 🛫, #writing ✒📖, Wicklow Town, words | 5 Comments

Thursday Thought – Train Time

Posted on 25/07/2019 by aj vosse

Time… it is a thing of beauty… but how often doesn’t it get away from one? These pics were taken on Easter Monday… and I’m only posting them now. Better late than newer. OK, I’m gonna give you one photo… … Continue reading →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, Factual Opinion, Photography, Train Tales, Travel | Tagged #B&W, #Co Wicklow, #colour, #contrast, #photography 📷, #steam train 🚂, #time 🕛, #trains 🚂, #travel 🛫, Tangential Thursday, Throwback Thursday, Wicklow Town | 4 Comments

Alternative A to Z – Tuesday’s Train Travel…

Posted on 23/04/2019 by aj vosse

Well, actually the trip was yesterday but as today is the might “T”… I may as well change tack totally… away from the sea… and onto the railway tracks! We booked a short return trip on the vintage RPSI Easter … Continue reading →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, #music, Factual Opinion, Photography, Train Tales, Travel | Tagged #Alternative A to Z, #Co Wicklow, #history, #music, #past, #photography 📷, #pleasure 🍻, #steam train 🚂, #train tales 🚆, #trains 🚂, #travel 🛫, RPSI, Wicklow Town | 2 Comments

My Weekly Photo Challenge – R for Royal Canal

Posted on 04/10/2018 by aj vosse

The Royal Canal… one of Ireland’s major inland waterways. I won’t do a history lesson… that would keep us here for a week or longer. I’ll just say the advent of the railroad and later road transport seriously affected the … Continue reading →

Posted in #Ireland, #Royal Canal, Boating, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Photography, Travel, Walking, Writing | Tagged #Architecture, #beauty, #boats, #bridges, #canals, #challenge, #colour, #friendship, #history, #inspiration, #Liffey, #memories, #memyblog, #past, #photography 📷, #Royal Canal, #trains 🚂, #travel 🛫, canal locks, harbour, IWAI, Kilcock, RCAG, Shannon, Walking | 3 Comments

My Weekly Challenge – L for Lines… of any Type!

Posted on 23/08/2018 by aj vosse

Lines… crooked or straight. Lines… on the road or swung between poles. Power lines of sun rays making snazzy lines in the sky. Straight lines… bent lines… curves and even circles… they are lines… not so? So… here’s a conglomeration … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Reflections, Travel | Tagged #Architecture, #buildings, #clouds, #Liffey, #light, #trains 🚂, #weather, Co Dublin, lines, power, star trails, wires | 2 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 →