This image taken from the lookout over Conor Pass on the Dingle Peninsula typifies the extraordinary beauty of Ireland. I’ve been coming to Ireland now for the past fifteen years thanks in part to my beautiful Irish girl Jennifer, the engaging warmth of the Irish people and to the breathtaking beauty of the land. So […]
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What to do with green tomatoes? We could fry them or roast them. I’ve read they make great chutney or even go with eggs benedict. I might add them to a lentil stew or create a sweet and savory jam with a difference. Or perhaps we’ll just let them ripen into bright juicy red globes […]
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I am not a huge motorcycle enthusiast but I recognise a beautiful piece of machinery when I see it. I came to be under the Morphett Street Bridge checking out the latest art and looking for something I really liked. What caught my attention instead was not the bespoke blues and reds on a painted […]
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There is so much controversy, misdirection and plain old fallacy about the ill affects of wind generated power. Some people complain of sleepless nights, nausea, headaches and a loss of general well-being if a power generating turbine is part of their visual landscape. Funny how those people with turbines on their own land and who […]
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Arid region plants use all sort of tricks to remain hydrated for the months that separate quite often heavy downpours. These beautiful crystalline structures are not blades of grass but leaves of small shrubby bushes. Like pine needles the cylindrical tubular leaves seal in the water keeping the internal cellular workings in good shape through […]
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