Sunday, November 30, 2008
Freezing Frost
Well that is what the MET said we were in for..and it was freezing!! And stayed frozen for much of the day, especially if still in the shade. We woke to about -1 degrees and -7 with windchill. The cars were caked with frost (good thing we park undercover!) and the roofs were like snow. Gosh even the sand at the beach had frost on it! They day was clear and bright here, but Dun Laoghaire was buried in fog, with one or two church spires looking like they were suspended in mid air. We headed to the park around lunchtime and were amazed at how thick the frost still was. Even more amazing was that half the lake was frozen! I wonder how much was frozen overnight? The ducks were up one end and some in the middle. A couple were a bit trapped, but managed to scuttle onto the ice and fly off. Seagulls were walking on the ice and young soccer boys were throwing anything they could on the ice, cracking it at the edge and throwing the pieces onto the surface in an attempt to break more. Yes, ok, I couldn't help myself and had to pick some pieces up just to show how thick it was..oh and to throw a couple of pieces too..well, wouldn't you?
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Autumn in Dublin
What a gorgeous time autumn is in Dublin! Those mild sunny days, some are still, some are wild and windy and some are dull, cloudy or wet, but whatever they are, it is colourful.
The parks are delightful and the vines covering old Georgian buildings are turning ruby red. Recently while cycling in Phoenix Park the leaves were fluttering across the roads as I cycled under them, the hills towards the Wicklows looked stunning with sun on the green fields and misty clouds drifting in. The deer in the park were grazing in a large herd and were only about 10 meters from me. As I slowed to look at them, two suddenly leapt up from the ravine to my right and leapt and bounded across the road right in front of me! It was an amazing sight. Another one of those 'only in Dublin' sights that I was grateful for. The road in the second lot of pictures is one I ride down into the quieter part of the park.
In the Herbert Park shots, it was a late afternoon, still as anything and the ducks were just lazying in the sun.
The parks are delightful and the vines covering old Georgian buildings are turning ruby red. Recently while cycling in Phoenix Park the leaves were fluttering across the roads as I cycled under them, the hills towards the Wicklows looked stunning with sun on the green fields and misty clouds drifting in. The deer in the park were grazing in a large herd and were only about 10 meters from me. As I slowed to look at them, two suddenly leapt up from the ravine to my right and leapt and bounded across the road right in front of me! It was an amazing sight. Another one of those 'only in Dublin' sights that I was grateful for. The road in the second lot of pictures is one I ride down into the quieter part of the park.
In the Herbert Park shots, it was a late afternoon, still as anything and the ducks were just lazying in the sun.
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