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All by his lonesome
A solitary puffin on Sceilig Mhicíl, off the coast of Co Kerry.
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A misty path
The ascent to the monastic ruins on Sceilig Mhicíl. The complex, built in the late 6th Century, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Strength in numbers
Some of the boats that bring tourists to Sceilig Mhicíl form a pontoon in a relatively secluded inlet. The seas were very rough the day we went there.
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Final beds
Worn stone crosses in the monks' graveyard on Sceilig Mhicíl.
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Remembering the lost
This plaque commemorates the death of a lighthouse keeper's children; I like how it says "departed this life".
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These boots were made for walking...
...only they're taking a break. I think this is somewhere in the Galtee Mountains but it was a long time ago. Those boots aren't mine, by the way.
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Buoy ahoy
Just in case someone decided to take a swim amid the lakes of Killarney and got into trouble. It was...
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The long walk
I don't know who this person is, but she made a nice scale against the trees on the Muckross estate.
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There he goes
Hopeless romantic
Am I the only one who sees the shape of the clearing in the rhododendron?
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Uploaded on Sep 1, 2007
Rich colours
Master of all he surveys
Ash keeps watch on part of his territory (i.e., the back garden). Shortly after this was taken I put gravel over most of the grass.
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Uploaded on Sep 1, 2007
Two cats
Ash (fore) and Star were never pleased to see me with a camera. This is one of the rare occasions when...
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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2007
Spotted
Eyes on the prize
Ash used to jump up and try to pull down the handle of the kitchen door; this time, however, he was waiting for his human servants to let him in.
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Gazing into the distance
Grooming
Ash makes his paw immaculate after a slog through the gravel; as always he'd picked one of the few...
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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2007
