Have bookshops now entered the world of quirky eccentricity? It seems like only yesterday experiencing the novelty of buying a book through Amazon for the first time and now its almost all digital whether screen or audio. I noticed Simon Prim’s bookshop in Kinsale and the word ‘Bibliotherapy’ in the signage and it made me […]
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Reflections, reflections everywhere. Reflections on the water painting squiggly lines of sailing boat masks. Reflections in shop windows of passersby on the other side. Reflections in car windscreens of street lights above. Reflections in doorways of a stranger behind a lens. Reflections, reflections everywhere.
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The curious thing about the Black-headed gull is that it changes its head from white with a dark smudge to a full black-brown cap when it’s in the mood. This guy playing with his mates on the shores of Loch Leane is probably only interested in one thing right now, tidbits from visitors! Come breeding […]
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There are ducks a plenty everywhere; it’s the perfect weather for them. For the most part I was ignoring them around me as having been used to being fed by visitors they can become quite annoying. Suddenly a ray of warm light from the setting sun burst through the Irish winter sky bringing a splash […]
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“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” In this case perhaps the title should have been ‘with’ instead of ‘in’. This quote by Ratty to Mole in the novel ‘The Wind in the Willows’ echos my own thoughts about […]
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