I’ve never traditionally been away much in May so didn’t expect to hear from Google this month! But Rediscover this Day threw this up this morning – from Giverny on May 30th, 2018. I was happy with the timing of our visit to Monet’s garden…. the irises hadn’t quite faded and the waterlilies were just […]
Read MoreThis week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is MEET or MEAT I’ve tried very hard to think about ‘meet’ – maybe woodland paths or merging streams, hugs or handshakes…. but I can’t get the following scene out of my head….. This is dedicated to all Douglas Adams fans out there….(vegans turn away NOW!) MEET THE MEAT […]
Read MoreA PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING This is a set of prisoner weighing scales in Spike Island Prison, Cork, Ireland. Dating from the late 1800’s, they represent a shift in penal policy towards reform rather than punishment. Prisoners were weighed upon arrival and again when they were being discharged […]
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Am I walking into eternity along Sandymount strand? (James Joyce, Ulysses) For those of you who have joined me on these walks, we are crossing the River Liffey today to the south side of the city. Because of the lovely curve of the bay, we still have a clear view of Howth (#!1) and in […]
Read MoreThis week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is LEAN Link to One Word Sunday at Debbie’s here
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