Thanks for recent comments! A visit to Birr Castle to see Magnolias etc: Early photography at Birr: The telescope: Czar Plum Blossom at home: From orangepippin.com: “Czar is a large dark black/purple early-season plum, with good astringency and useful for culinary purposes. It can also be eaten fresh if you leave it to get fully [...]
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Birr Castle
Posted in flowers, garden, mini, nature, travel on March 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Amsterdam
Posted in holland, travel on February 24, 2012 | 5 Comments »
arrival by train: canals thawing and freezing: swans ignoring riot police and football hooligans: Hortus Botanicus: The butterfly house: Grand Cafe, Central Station:
Jamieson & Smith/Cork & Kerry
Posted in knit, mini, nature, pattern, sea, travel, wip on September 5, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Finished and blocking at the moment: More from Cork and Kerry – The approach to Mount Brandon on the Dingle Peninsula (the top was covered in mist, so no views of the Aran Islands, etc): Looking across the glacial valley to the North face of the shrouded peak. This is the most beautiful walk I [...]
Beaches: Clouds: Flowers: Swimming: Rain: Horses: Cattle: Sheep: Jellyfish: Painted buildings: Leprechauns & Guinness: Fishing: Reflections: Mini adapts to new surroundings:
Iceland – Waterfalls & Wildlife
Posted in iceland, travel on June 20, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Athens Museum
Posted in costume, greece, knit, portrait, textile, travel on May 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Some more images from the Athens museum: Some knitting – not a lot – most of the textiles on display were embroidered or woven – and the knitting was difficult to photo in subdued lighting: Some stunningly elaborate costumes:
Folegandros, Athens, home
Posted in greece, knit, sea, travel, wip on May 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’m back home now and here are some photos of the second island we visited. In the first you can just about see the town and church on top of the cliff (safe from pirate attack). Folegandros is drier and rockier than Serifos, and the wild flowers were mostly yellow: There were some poppies: Some [...]
Sunlight & shadows: Work: Creatures: Water: More flowers: The port: The windmills: Moonlight: Moonlight before the Storm:
Serifos
Posted in nature, travel on May 18, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Athens
Posted in travel on May 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’m in Greece, and had an unscheduled day in Athens due to the national strike on Wednesday. It was a beautiful breezy sunny day. Here’s a hillside poppy and the Parthenon. I took the opportunity to visit the new Acropolis Museum – fascinating sculpture and artefacts – and empty spaces in anticipation of the return [...]
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