Monday’s tour of Dublin’s Kilmainham Gaol Museum also was full of history and astonishment.
My visit yesterday to the Guinness Storehouse visitor experience in Dublin was unsatisfying even if the pint at the top bar was well poured. Today’s train trip to Belfast was more substantive with an eye-opening tour of the city’s dividing walls and the excellent Titanic museum.
Our visit to old Dalymount Park did not disappoint tonight, with total attendance at 4421 and Bohemia FC beating Shamrock Rovers 2-nil. Erin and I stood, then sat, in the Des Kelly Stand, though both Bohs goals were in the first half at the other end. Dublin has such energy. #Ireland
Somehow I missed the news that Colum McCann has a new novel, yet since I check the shelves of any bookstore I visit, I came across Twist in a shop steps from Kilkenny Castle. Was already having a great day and that made it even better. 📚
Texture old and new in Ireland on a lovely day.
Overnight flight to Dublin on a 777 and just like that I am having cappuccino and croissant at Nick’s Coffee in Wicklow, Ireland, a few minutes after a walk to Travelahawk Beach and the ruins of Black Castle.
Lunch break critter #2: admittedly cute raccoon, fluffy white belly, in the chicken run but hadn’t yet stolen the 2 eggs, scampered out and up 60 feet of tall oak tree. (Must finish wire top to the run!)
Lunch break critter #1: black snake near rock pile.
I’m not in UNC’s Kenan Stadium tonight for Mexico vs Turkiye but I am watching the stream. I see so many empty seats. I wanted to attend, but ticket prices were too high, and I’ll be watching football in Dublin soon enough.
Today’s news and views had me feeling a bit blue, so I’ve ended the day by rewatching that great audition scene in Coda, where Ruby sings Joni Mitchell (Both Sides Now ) and signs love to her family in the balcony above. So sweet.
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It’s cloud illusions I recall
I really don’t know clouds at all
My installation of Feedland is working well for me, although I’ve encountered a couple of glitches to troubleshoot: For my main account, I’m not receiving the login email notification, and an RSS feed of a blog I read isn’t updating. For the first, I got in by getting the code in the database.
Oliver joined me for Sunday pick-up soccer. He’s got a driver’s permit so he took the whel of the red truck. The summer humidity had me sweating heavily, but I played well, and suprised everyone when I received the ball in midfield, then spun and shot on an empty net. Goaaaal! Great feeling.
Scrolling the feeds in my river this morning and I came upon this article. I swam with a dugong on Epi Island, and we often saw them swimming near the north end of Paama.
Saving the Sea Cows of Vanuatu atlasobscura.com
Another turtle down the way, this one met by my brother-in-law Michael. Might be same turtle Ginni saw yesterday.
Done with work, I walk from Studio B to the house and notice this robin’s egg at the base of a big pine tree.
Yesterday Oliver and his cousins came across these turtles at their house (200 yards down the gravel drive from our own). Ginny has a new iPhone and her shot is a winner! Oliver captured two busy in the corner.
A second turtle! Walking on the gravel drive at about the same spot I saw a different turtle last week. The design on this one’s head is stunning.
Was just about to get in the shower but I looked out the bedroom window and noticed this Eastern box turtle walking across the flower bed so I ran out to snap a photo.
Sunlight on the result of Sunday’s cherry picking and yesterday’s pitting: five jars of pie filling.
Happy to have snagged 2 tickets to Bohemian FC vs Shamrock Rovers FC in Dublin later this month. ⚽️🇮🇪