Ireland Trip Photos

Posted on June 10, 2016

MB was back amongst his own two weeks back and was shooting anything that moved. He gives you some random shots from his HX locality:

Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: 1916 Rising, An Rás, Bruff, Cattle, Church, Crokers, Cycling, Flora, Grange, Greenery, Holycross, Horses, Lough Gur, nature, Patrickswell, Sean Wall, Statue, stone circle

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Spare

Posted on May 28, 2016

Spare

Lots of HX locals are heading to the Lough Gur lakefront at present trying to capture photos of the (allegedly) 5 new cygnets born to the pair of resident swans last week. MB was in the locality yesterday with canon-in-hand, not exactly at the lakefront area – but nearby, when he spotted a swan swimming slowly by with – not 5 – but 8 cygnets in tow. MB is not sure if this swan is a totally different one from those at the lakefront area (swans are territorial and tend to stay in their own locality), or it is one of the lakefront swans who has managed to pick up a few spares in recent days!

Swan & Cygnets @ Lough Gur. 27 May 2016

Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Fauna, Ireland, Lake, Limerick, Lough Gur, nature, postaday, Spare, Swans, Territorial, Weekly Photo Challenge

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Abstract

Posted on April 22, 2016

Abstract.

A brilliant abstract shot of a grassy hill by MB – from which you can extract 4 swans (if you have nothing better to do).

The 4 Swan Extract/Abstract (by MB)

Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Abstract, Extract, Greenery, nature, Photography, postaday, Swans, Weekly Photo Challenge

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The Emerald Isle

Posted on April 19, 2016

MB travels home tomorrow for a mini-break. Maybe he will see some sights similar to those below, captured on previous trips. Read More

Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Culture, Greenery, Heartland, Homeland, Ireland, Lough Gur, nature, Photography, Rural, Travel

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Trip Home – The End!

Posted on March 21, 2016

MB is well & truly done with the trip home photos after this one. Read More

Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Birds, Castles, Cattle, Churches, Culture, ducks, Grange Stone Circle, Horses, Lakes, landscape, Lough Gur, nature, Photography, Ryan Air, Sky, Swans, Tourism, Travel, trees, Wild Fowel

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Trip Home – Lough Gur

Posted on March 18, 2016

Almost all of MB’s ‘Trip Home’ shots of recent posts were taken around the Lough Gur lake area. But what of the lake itself?

Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Adventure, Breaking Bad, Culture, ducks, Grange Book, Lough Gur, nature, Photography, Swans, Travel

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Weekly Photo Challenge – One Love

Posted on March 12, 2016

One Love

This week’s WordPress challenge got MB thinking of the two swans that frequent the Lough Gur lake-front back home. During MB’s Christmas break, they seemed to be inseparable.

MB saw them again during his trip home of recent days when they seemed to be having some ‘alone time’. Maybe she just had a headache. But at the end of the day, who the hell knows what goes on with swans.

From Wikipedia:
Swans usually mate for life, though “divorce” does sometimes occur, particularly following nesting failure, and if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another.

Swan having some ‘alone time’

Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Birds, Mate for life, nature, One Love, Photography, postaday, Swans, Weekly Photo Challenge

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Harmony

Posted on March 6, 2016

Harmony

Definitions (non-musical)

a. An orderly or pleasing combination of elements in a whole: color harmony; the order and harmony of the universe.

b. A relationship in which various components exist together without destroying one another: different kinds of fish living in harmony.

c. A relationship characterized by a lack of conflict or by agreement, as of opinion or interest: family harmony.

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MB went out for an early morning walk around the local Lough Gur lake on his first morning back home yesterday, circa 8am. A pair of duck flew over MB’s head, flying in harmony, and in harmony with the world about them.

Herewith, the harmonious ducks flying over MB’s head: