Strong and gentle this Doolin local wandered up to me as we walked down the tiny country road on our way to Gus O’Connors Pub. Whether it was for attention or for that portrait moment in the promise of the camera I’ll never know why she took a liking to me. I’m glad she did […]
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Ugly Mutt
I partly decided on this title because it’s the first thing (yes I know, how unkind) that came to mind and I’m curious about why people love dogs so much. Especially the ugly ones. Perhaps there’s a clue in a song written by Cat Stevens over 51 years ago, ‘I Love My Dog’. A quick […]
Read MoreBasking In Sunshine
In the beautiful green Irish landscape moments of sunshine need to savored and cherished for the way they lift both the land and the spirit. Even the locals know to take a moment from their busy day to bask in the the sun’s ephemeral glow. In a land made so beautifully green by rain and […]
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No, not the band but the city from which the Harry Potter stories emerged, Edinburgh. This guy was on a falconer’s arm in the streets as they thronged with festival goers. You can tell by the small pupils that this owl might prefer to be in bed at this time of the day. Still it […]
Read MoreA Saxual Moment
When the street music of the Adelaide Fringe have faded to barely remembered echos you don’t have to go to far to get back into that festival feel. We took a whirlwind weekend to visit Melbourne in the midst of the Comedy Festival and the street music was alive and jam’n. I never got his […]
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