Charlie … Not Ready to Make Nice …When History Repeats Itself … Here and There … (Reblog from Gypsy)
Posted on January 10, 2015
Reblogging the below post from blogger friend Gypsy, who writes a blog called ‘Gypsy In The ME’ (Middle East).
If like MB, you are into the twittersphere or the blogosphere or gorged yourself on the coverage from Paris in recent days then you will be well aware of the emotions. Huge anger understandably in many quarters. Like the emotions expressed in Gypsie’s post below. Which was about something different but related.
Sadly, also a good number of people who excuse, or even rejoice in, what happened, including a Syrian man MB talked to at work today. There are many like him out these parts.
But saw this quote tonight:
“I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him”
Thanks Gypsy:
http://gypsyintheme.com/blog/2015/1/9/charlie-not-ready-to-make-nice-when-history-repeats-itself-here-and-there-
Weekly Photo Challenge – Shadowed
Posted on January 9, 2015
Those Voices Soared
Posted on January 8, 2015
A dark week. Some humans would appear not to be humans. Read More
Weekly Photo Challenge – New
Posted on January 2, 2015
Not really into New Year resolutions. But remember sitting in class one sleepy afternoon many years back in secondary school and the nun, who was also the school Principal, advising us all for future life to –
Hitch your wagon to a star
Have never forgotten those words.
Photo is from MB’s trip back home and one of his shots of ‘The Plough’ from his back garden last week. Click to enlarge:
Three Free Beers
Posted on January 2, 2015
MB has just arrived back in the Middle East after two week break back home. Even if MB was not a native, he would still be impressed with Ireland and the Irish. Read More
Limerick
Posted on December 28, 2014
Limerick county is one of the thirty two counties of the Island of Ireland and is located in the country’s South West district.
Limerick city is the 3rd city of Ireland by population. Read More
Night Sky
Posted on December 27, 2014
MB took a few shots tonight from his back garden. 8″ Exposures. The Plough is clearly visible in first shot. Cold night. Read More
Weekly Photo Challenge – Warmth
Posted on December 26, 2014
The entrance door to MB’s local Grange Church at last weekend’s Christmas Carol Service. The evening was a charity event in aid of St Vincent De Paul and other local charities. The money collector awaits inside (right of pic) with her large collection bucket. Well done to all who organised.
Great warm night. In many ways.
Limerick – The Redemptorists
Posted on December 23, 2014
The Roman Catholic Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (known as the Redemptorists) has operated in Limerick since 1854 and their impressive Church was completed in 1862 at the cost of GBP 17,000. The church is built in the Gothic style and is known as Mount St Alphonsus Church. It was designed by an English Architect called Thomas Hardwick, who also designed the nearby St John’s Cathedral. Read More
Winter Solstice
Posted on December 22, 2014
Weekly Photo Challenge – Yellow
Posted on December 19, 2014
This week’s Photo Challenge – Yellow.
A well known (& frequented!) pub in the small town of Dingle in Ireland’s South West. In the county of Kerry, aka ‘The Kingdom’. Famous in the locality for the quality of Guinness served within. MB is not sure of the meaning of the word ‘Bawn’ in the context of the pub name (Paddy Bawn Brosnan was a famous Gaelic Football player in years past from the Dingle locality). It might be an old Irish/Gaelic word meaning a stone walled enclosure for animals. Or meaning a piece of grazing land near a dwelling house. Or it might be the phonetic spelling of the Irish/Gaelic word ‘Bán’ meaning the colour ‘white’. Meaning Paddy might have had grey hair. MB must ask the question next time he is in Dingle. In any event, its got quite a bit of yellow!
HX Report 