Saturday Walk

Saturday Peter, Bruce the hound mix, Cara ( December Dawn ) and I went to Sligo for a day out. These pics were taken along the riverside walk near Cleveragh Retail Park, a lovely little walk along side birch and oak plantings standing in swamp-like ground, very unusual :)

We felt like we should keep an eye out for alligators, we did meet some swans though.

later on we went to Strandhill, had a picnic and a walk just as the sun was setting and the moon rising over Knocknarea, not enough light for fotos but it was a memorable sight on halloween :)

La Alainn i Roscomain

Peter on his throne / the stone style on the way into the mound called

Cruachan on the way into Tulsk, Co. Roscommon

This next picture below was taken at a memorial to Oglaigh na hEireann and Padraig Pearse on the way into Elphin, Co. Roscommon

The next pictures were taken in Elphin at the windmill, yes windmill:) 18th century restored windmill with matching mill house cottage.

Next stop is on the Arigna Mining Trail at the woodland walk to Lake Dereen, a really lovely walk with mostly beech woodlands with some ash, rowan and oak very very nice, riddled with deer trails. Cara got quite excited and needed watching

Cara in the foreground, Ziggy in the background

Peter with Cara

Cara, Ziggy and Peter

Same again

Boyle Abbey under restoration, sadly losing the light for this shot, but I'll get more, I love this Abbey

Side view of Boyle Abbey.

Convinced yet? Yes you do want to come to Roscommon for a little sightseeing :) All this within 20 miles of my house.

Peter and I spent an enjoyable few hours this afternoon history hunting with Ziggy and Cara.

We went out for a drive just looking for sites of historical interest to stop and check out, great fun I guess I'm really lucky to have such a history buff for a son, he LOVES it in school and out, reads Terry Deary 'Horrible History' books like other kids read comics :)



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Some Cara Cuddlie Puppy Pics Taken 29th August 2009

This is Ruby, now with a lovely young couple.

This is Setanta, now with the owner of his father in County Offally.

Nonek up front, still with me :)

Nonek!

Nonek trying to have a pee in peace

Nonek sunbathing

Setanta glaring at Nonek

Nonek

Crytal now in the UK and known as Bailey

Crystal now enjoying the good life with a lovely lady in Bristol

Nonek, my keeper for the year. From now on I am aiming to run on wheatens only due to a progressive darkening of the blues from silver to blackish tones, uck!

Some pics of Cara ( December Dawn) and Max's ( Ballyclare Boy) babies Setanta, Crystal, Nonek and Ruby. Born 9th July 2009.

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