A pelican resting on the bank of a pond in Fota Wildlife Park back in 2010.

I spotted these two colourful parrots on a trip to Fota in 2010.

Way back in 2009 we went to see Hank Wedel and other musicians play in Charlies Pub, Cork. It was a great night of music as far as I remember and it’s about time these photos see the light of day! [gallery ids="7893,7882,7903,7902,7901,7900,7899,7898,7897,7896,7895,7894,7892,7891,7890,7889,7888,7887,7886,7885,7884,7883"]

Cork City Gaol, August 2010.

A flower or weed? A weed is only a flower in the wrong place, or so I’ve heard. This was taken at Seaside in Florida during the Automattic meetup there in 2010. Beautiful beach there, horrible humidity in September! This will probably be my last post of the year here so happy new year and…

A heavy machine gun on display in Cork City Gaol in August last year.

The metal of a school desk leg in my Dad’s garden. On a much nicer day than today, awful outside right now! Cold wind, wet. Glad I’m inside now!

Shih Tzu dogs need a lot of grooming and Oscar is no exception. This is him in the snow on Christmas Day last year. Good thing he had all that fur as it was freezing!

A ship tied up at the quay in Kinsale, Co. Cork last year. The vessel was mostly deserted but we saw revellers boarding it regularly, walking around the deck and then off again!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIAdHEwiAy8 Romans go home! No! It’s “Romani ite Domum”! Ah, the Life of Brian. What a film. Great fun that was. At a military show in Cork City Gaol last year we saw a display of Roman Legions fighting and a small history lesson in the life and times back then. It was a fascinating…

A restaurant in Seaside, Florida with the obligatory US flag flying overhead.

The Goose Family of Fota Island Wildlife Park in Cork.