Snippets !

Our grandson's artwork and an explanation.

The rabbits are playing hide n seek in the garden with the hedgehog, it's the last game of the day as the sun is setting & they must go into animal castle for the night to be safe... The lights are on in the castle to welcome them in & the drawbridge is down ready!

Mrs H's new shoes and Toby's hairy paws. 

I wonder if she should now be called Twinkly Toes ?

I have often noticed that this particular roof is always covered in pigeons,

surely they don't nest there other wise their eggs would roll off ?

The roadside welcome to Kinvarra when arriving from Galway - City of the Tribes.

The Tribes were the fourteen merchant families who prospered from trade with continental Europe. They dominated Galway's municipal government during the medieval and early modern eras.

My new pipe arrived in the post today a gift from  Mrs H who has been encouraging me 

to replace my old one for a couple of years now.

A Dry Journey To Water

On a short journey when going nowhere in particular we turn a corner and meet with a traffic jam

consisting of a nosey dog, a tractor driver and a postman exchanging news and we after sharing laughter, we receive a letter.

A rural traffic jam

The gable end of the Augustinian Priory in Lorrha, Co. Tipperary

We have a tranquil place to park on the banks of the River Shannon that tourists rarely find

and we never share.

I am always fascinated by the rapidly changing light of how its reflection sparkles 

on the surface of the water and the cloud formations too, all of which keep my camera busy.

So do you always carry a camera ?

SUNNY SUNDAY

We had ourselves a day out to Kinvara once again on Sunday. Because of the impending snowy weather, which I am not looking forward too and if it were in my power it would not be happening anywhere near me, we escaped to make the most of the good weather while it lasted.

The day was absolutely gorgeous with wall to wall sunshine

and not too cold either, just a little over 8 deg C.

A day of hardly any sea breezes, lots of parked cars and hardly any people.

This mosaic was adhered to one of the harbour buildings and she caught my eye,

this red haired woman playing a fiddle.

A motherly swan feeding on pinkeens (small fish) in the company of seagulls.

This was just a lucky shot - catching her with her head down in range of the camera!

There was something about this sloop, it kept catching my eye,

perhaps it was the reflection on the water or its snug berth?

I found out later that the occupants of most of the cars were tucked away in a local

restaurant listening to a jazz band, I was not tempted... for such sunny 

weather in February is a rarity not to be missed.

Take care all of you and keep warm !

TRANQUILITY RULES OK

DAWN SUNRISE

County Laois in April

A brackish lake in county Clare

Healing

Coastal Waters of Clare

The Offering

The Shannon in May