Posts Tagged ‘Animals’

Hungry Cat

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 by Donncha
Hungry Cat

A , scrawny came up to us while walking around in Co. last weekend. The poor thing was crying for food and affection. This was the first time Adam saw a real and he was delighted but we had to leave the poor thing to fend for itself.

I discovered that the Irish name of the town called is “”, a much nicer name IMO. In English that would be “Mary’s School”, or more likely, “St. Mary’s School”. West is so beautiful but the basterdisation of Irish names is shocking. I even saw a sign for a town called “Snámh” which had been translated as “Snave”. “Snámh” is the verb, “to swim” in English. Perhaps the town was created by an English landlord and named “Snave” first and then named “Snámh” by the Irish?

PS. Congrats to fellow Mallow Camera Club member, David Lavery, who left his comfortable 9-5 day job to become a wedding photographer in Mallow, Co. a year ago today! Not many would take the jump, so I hope he’ll get that blog rolling and write about his experiences. I know I’d like to hear about them!

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No moo room

Monday, April 28th, 2008 by Donncha
no moo room

gather in the against the howling wind and cold at . No room for any more though!

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Lonesome Donkey

Thursday, February 7th, 2008 by Donncha

A , alone in his . There’s a horse in the background but he’s being fed. The doesn’t get anything. Poor thing.

Spotted on the road around at the end of the Peninsula, Co. .

That’s the last of the pictures. For now.

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Donkey eyes staring at me

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 by Donncha

The knows everything. He stands in his every day contemplating life.

This is the same donkey I posted before in , Co. . We passed that way last September and I didn’t see him so if you see a wandering , tell him I said hi!

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The Blarney Cat

Sunday, January 13th, 2008 by Donncha

Next time you’re in sit down on the benches next to Super Valu. Wait a few minutes and this will probably appear, especially in warm weather! :)

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Shih Tzu in flight

Thursday, October 11th, 2007 by Donncha

My Shih Tzu just after he picked up the I threw for him!
Most have a strong fetch instinct but ’s was hidden away until we discovered it earlier this year. Now he loves the phrase "where’s the ?"

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Shih Tzu and the Ball

Friday, August 31st, 2007 by Donncha

Shih Tzu love to play ! We only found this out after a trainer came to the house and “ruffled his fur” a bit and in the process became a lot more relaxed.

Now he adores and even one mention of, “where’s the ?” and his tail wags and he looks up expectantly for the !

This was a bit of an experiment. I’m not so sure how this will look on the web, but full screen the textures of the and his fur contrast nicely - rough, hard, and sharp versus soft and cloudy. Not your usual pet photo but why be boring and ordinary eh?

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The groomed Shih Tzu

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 by Donncha

Our pet Shih Tzu, , has been suffering under the unusual August weather. It’s actually quite warm, and his long coat is more useful for colder weather. So this morning we had him groomed and doesn’t he look cute?

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Oscar! Come here!

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 by Donncha

Imagine the scene. Out on a , I’m lying on the wooden beams over the low tide surf on the rocks below and I’m calling to my . Thankfully obliged and I made this photo as he walked towards me with his tongue half-hanging out of his mouth. There’s in the background, she’s almost 9 months pregnant in this photo, but you probably can’t see the bump in this small image!

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Shih Tzu playing ball on the beach

Friday, August 10th, 2007 by Donncha

Our pet Shih Tzu, with a tennis in his mouth on a few weeks before Adam was born last April.
He loves running after the , but the poor little doggy is a bit lame right now. We took him to the vet who couldn’t find anything wrong. This has happened before and he recovered so fingers crossed he gets better this time too.
The strange thing is, it only affects him when he’s walking on pavements or roads. On he’s almost fine, and at home you wouldn’t know it from his running around! psychology?

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