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Another Day – Another Milestone

Posted on June 28, 2012 by dubmantalks

It was a pleasant 22°c, and sunshine to boot, as I headed off earlier this morning to garner some welcome fresh air and walking exercise, in Dublin’s beautiful Phoenix Park. People are free to ramble almost everywhere within the park. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Health, Leisure, Military History, Nature, Nature Walks & Trails, People, Places, Social History, Travel | Tagged 1751, 1815, 2011, aras, art, arthur, ashtown, battle, belfast, bitterness, blessings, bonaparte, brave, british, castle, catholic, chesterfield, child, churchill, co-operation, conflict, cordial, deerfield, deputy, diamond, dublin, duke, elizabeth, emotional, english, european, fein, first, friendship, furry, gaelic, gardens, generations, glens, gough, healing, health, heroes, higgins, ireland, islands, jubilee, khyber, lodge, lyric, mansion, martin, mcguinness, milestone, minister, monarch, napoleon, nationalist, odd lamp, oldtown, park, patron, peace, phoenix, president, prime, process, queen, ratra, reconciliation, risks, roman, roundabout, salute, savannah, scar, scottish, sinn, theathre, toiled, uachtarain, walking, waterloo, wellesley, wellington, welsh, winston, woodland, work, zoo | 3 Comments

The Calming of Chesterfield

Posted on June 24, 2012 by dubmantalks

I could see grey sky through the kitchen window earlier this morning and tiny rain drops occasionally sticking to its outside surface on this 23rd day of June 2012. It was pleasantly warm though, so the question was: should I, … Continue reading →

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Observing Nature

Posted on June 15, 2012 by dubmantalks

This morning, for the first time in my observation since we moved here over thirty one years ago, a particular drama of nature was played out in our back garden, I was lucky enough to have a ring side seat … Continue reading →

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