Dear Blog Readers (and I know there are a few of you 😉 ) Sorry I've been quiet over the last week. We had Andy's dad over to visit. It's his first visit to Ireland and we've lived here for 20 years so it was lovely to see him. We've been trying to show him... Continue Reading →
Capture a Sligo Summer Moment
I entered a photo competition on 'Look West'. I'm delighted to say that two of my photos got into the final. The above photo is one of them and the other one is below. So both these photos will be in an exhibition in the Capture gallery in Sligo. I can't wait to see them,... Continue Reading →
Climb every mountain
Climb every mountain, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Today Jono and I walked up Knocknarea mountain. It was a dry but cloudy day. We'll have to go up again when it's clearer so I can get some better photos. Jono did really well as it's only four months since he had his surgery. Knocknarea is a... Continue Reading →
Carrick on Shannon
Carrick on Shannon, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Today myself and the kids went to Carrick on Shannon. The car boot sale has started up again after about six months. It had finished because of the really bad flooding.....so many places had water damage and it took ages to repair the buildings. Anyway firstly we went... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday to the blog!
Benbulben, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Well it's a year since I started this blog. It's gone really fast. So many things happened in the last year, hopefully this year will be quieter. This was my first blog. I was reading the Diary of a Country Wife's blog and she was writing about traditional Ireland. We... Continue Reading →
Glencar waterfall
Glencar waterfall, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Todays photo is from yesterdays visit to Glencar. I love the waterfall, it's so amazing and such a scenic place. I'll go back another day with a picnic....and hopefully get to walk along by the lake. It's easy to see how WB Yeats was inspired here.....talking of Yeats we... Continue Reading →