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In the green, green forest...

Top of the Yellow walk, Glendalough

Glendalough

Well we went on our first hike yesterday; my husband decided to take me on his favourite training walk, which nearly killed me, but I am feeling extremely virtuous at having completed it. It took me a woefully long time, I was as unfit as an elderly mammoth - troops of brownies passed me out, easily - but I did get to stand on top of a mountain and take photos.

I'll be posting them over the next few days!

Mother's Day

It's Mother's Day tomorrow and bless their little cotton socks but the Mother's Of Ireland are about to recieve a shed load of flowers! The Flower sellers on Grafton Street were doing a roaring trade this morning at half ten, I hope it continued for them. I much prefer to buy bunches of flowers from them than from florist shops. I've passed by these stalls and the ones on George's Street since I was a child, and Dublin would be a much poorer, greyer, duller place without them.

And watching scores of men clutching bunches of gerbia and sunflowers and roses and tulips to their bosoms is an edifying sight whatever the cause.

PS buy your cards from HALLMARK - yes, feed the evil corporation people, they're donating money to Breast Cancer for every card bought!

Tintern Abbey

whirlygig

Home is....

Wet Day on the Coast

River

Trees in Mist

Dunmore East

Storms in Rome

Pearl of the Sea

Zhou Hai - pearl of the sea, the modern Chinese city built to house 6 million people. Across the harbour is the port of Macao.

Laid Bare

from the rooftops II

from the rooftops

Red China

stands alone stone