Category Archives: wild plants

Thursday Doors

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

This Thursday Door is set in a 400 year old house. I know it looks a bit shabby but the owner has great plans for it. You might even have an opportunity to stay there on vacation at some point … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on May 3, 2018 by

I just couldn’t resist taking some photos of this wee cottage for Thursday Doors. It’s near where we parked our car on our last visit to Killykeen Forest Park in Cavan (featured in last week’s post). Nature is slowly reclaiming … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

I know, it’s Friday and I’m posting Thursday Doors. It might even be Saturday in your part of the world, by now. I blame the clock going forward, we should stop doing that, even the dog finds it annoying. The … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Cavan

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Last weekend my family had a get together in what is soon to be our new hometown, Belturbet in County Cavan. We rented two houses next door to each other and played crazy golf in the daytime and board games … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on August 4, 2016 by

Still on the Erne river for this week’s Thursday Doors, where we spent our August bank holiday weekend. The weather was mixed but warm and on our last evening we took the boat up river and saw this lovely cottage. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on July 28, 2016 by

Thursday Doors this week comes from the marina where our boat is moored, in county Cavan. This little beauty is tiny and if you can call a boat ‘cute’ that’s definitely what she is. She’s moored alongside a houseboat and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on May 12, 2016 by

While in Ardmore, county Waterford recently I took lots of photos for the Thursday Doors series. So, to continue on from last week’s cottage murals, here are some of my favourites along with boats, bluebells and balustrades. As we climbed … Continue reading →

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Dance

Posted on March 21, 2016 by

Is it just me, or does anyone else see a moss covered dancer in this image? In response to the The Daily Post, WordPress photo challenge: Dance.

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Thursday Doors

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

We recently took a stroll through Glenbower Woods, not far from where we live. I love it there at any time of year and it’s one of my favourite places to walk and take photographs. As we crossed a bridge … Continue reading →

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Close Up

Posted on July 24, 2015 by

Angelica Close up of a wild plant, often found growing along the hedgerows of Ireland. There are about thirty different varieties of Angelica, one of which is  used for medicinal purposes – from curing the bite of a mad dog to … Continue reading →

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