What's behind door no.1!?

Well, what will be in store for us in 2011, behind the magic door....? Have a good night & a Happy New Year.

Sky Machines

A sun stretched crane in Sandycove.

Deer Snow..please don't come back too soon!

 

 Some snow covered deer in the grounds of the Natural History Museum.

Mini Me

A mini snowman outside the gates of the Dáil.

Holidaaay!

So I shall be off traveling from today. But I have stock piled lots of photos to keep ye going until I come back. Enjoy & Happy New year.

Estincele

Sparkle Sparkle!

Happy working song!!

Today we tidy up, some snow sweeping on Camden street.

Santa came!

Nollag Shona gach duine.

Spideóig (24Dec10)

On Merrion Square. I was doing some photography at a Gymnastics club last week, and I was telling the younger children the story that Robbins were Santa's spies. I think some of them actually believed me! I definitely believed it when I was younger. (Spigeóig = Robbin in Irish)

It's SO fluffy! (23Dec10)

A lovely little bear in the bank while paying the rent. Here's a story you've probably heard before, but my Grandad used to tell it to us:

One day, while on their way to the fish market, a baby polar bear asks his mother "Mammy, are you sure I'm a polar bear?"

The mother looks up in thought, and replies "Well, I'm a polar bear, and your father's a polar bear. So I'd say yes, you're a polar bear."
Not satisfied with this answer, the baby polar bear looks to his father and asks "Daddy, am I really a polar bear?"
The father pauses briefly, and responds "Well, your mam's parents were both polar bears, and both my parents were both polar bears. So yes, you're definitely a polar bear."
The father then looks at his son and says "Why do you ask?"
The son replies "Because I'm feckin freeezing!"

Shop 'til you drop!

Entrance to Georges Street Arcade, doing the last of the present shopping. It's nearly here!

Frozen fish!!

A very snowy Molly Malone today, I really hope it doesn't stay long. I've some travelling to be doing!

Fill my belly

Enjoying a very yummy lunch in Jack O'Rourke's in Blackrock.

Follow the signs (19Dec10)

Just outside Hartleys in Dun Laoghaire.

Der Kuss

Soo, spent the whole week working long hours at an event and today all I did was lounge!. The Kiss (the wrong way up!)

Quartet

Parking in Ringsend for to go and see Arcade Fire.

Ice Kiss

Snowflaked shop window on Grafton street, think it was Next.

Penny for your thoughts?

A group of living statues on Henry street, across from Arnotts.

You can't catch me...

A Gingerbread house in the window of 19 Camden street. I am determined to make one some year, almost bought a stick-it-together one in Ikea, but I thought that would be cheating!

Snow place like Home!! (13Dec10)

The Mansion House (residence of Dublin's Lord Mayor) on Dawson street, wrapped up with a pretty bow for Christmas. On the bottom right there you can see the shed that houses the live crib.

When it was all nice and fluffy! (12Dec2010)

It is all but gone now, so here is a photo of my road at it's most snowiest. God knows when we will get snow like that again (I hope I'm not speaking too soon, we're never prepared!!)

Warm the cockles & Put hair on your chest

A pub advertising the warmth within on Lower Mount street

On your bike! (10Dec2010)

Good thing they're not real!! An ad-bike on Montague st.

Cold cold heart (09Dec2010)

A man pulls a crate-trolley down South Anne street through the slushy snow.

It's all about peaks & troughs

 

Snow covered memorial to honour members of the Irish Defence Forces who have died in service in Merion Square across from Dáil Eireann.

Vroom Vroom!

Five in a row outside MegaBikes on Wexford street. Hopefully the snow will not be staying for too much longer!

Flora & Freezing

Snow filled flower outside The Farm restaurant on Dawson street.

Warm Fruits

Some giant innocent smoothie bottles at the top of Grafton street promoting The Big Knit.

Bin-stripe

A close up of some cardboard boxes, flattened and wrapped ready for the binmen on South William street.

Let's hope things are on the up

Snowy road markings on Wexford st.

A cracking story...

A pack of salt&vinegar Tayto crisps on the path in Glasthule village. In a little bit of research, I discovered that the founder of Tayto crisps - Joe "Spud" Murphy developed the technology to season crisps. The first flavours were cheese&onion and salt&vinegar. Before that crisps were just lightly salted. Mr.Tayto has always been their mascot, and last year he even released an autobiography! (This was taken from my archives, that's why there's no snow!!)

Crisp Light

St Michael's Church in Dun Laoghaire at dusk.