My Miscellany

The last time we got the ferry to France it was very grey and overcast as we headed out from Cork. This time, though there were some clouds,...

Just back from two weeks in France, still trying to catch up with everything. The first half of the holiday we stayed in Brittany, borrowin...

Like July, August was a good month for feeling creative, so I have several favourites.

I was watching the birds the other morning and noticed that the mahonia next door has started to flower - a sure sign that autumn is here.  ...

And the birds seem to be much more timid these days, although Mrs Robin and another one still fly to the back step for a snack (not together...

We took a trip to Birr on Saturday. With C being with me I took very few photos compared to if I were on my own, but it was nice to have him...

There seem to be a lot more gulls nowadays, and especially more black-headed ones - even though they're not so black-headed at this ti...

I had to go out shopping yesterday morning; the weather was a bit mixed but I stuck my camera(s) and some old bread in the car just in case,...

Today was a day of sunshine and some showers so heavy that it sounded like hail on the windows... Starlings The rowan berries ...

It's become almost impossible to get leaf Earl Grey tea anywhere but in town. And we were down to the last scrapings in the tea caddy -...