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.

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