In and around Dublin, with a camera in my bag. Always. And an unhealthy propensity for easy cynicism. Always.
Monthly Archives: December 2022
First taste – could it be as damp as Dublin?Could it be as industrious?Tower, pleased to have met you Uphill struggleSafeInvestment.comWas worried I had landed in the wrong Glasgow, until I spotted the first cone on a statueInsert coneCone Head Wellie The Spot The Ball game Trees don’t stand magicallyDefinition of irony: two high-visibility dossers, passing the time in a van called ActiveThe off sales are offThe Old Thingy. Established a long time ago. Fresh. So fresh… exciting!I do like a well designed well built old bridgeEmergency wee wee stop in a side alley (the combination of cold water, walking by a body of water and a micro bladder is a lethal one)Side alley used for other emergencies… Power-washer vs power-walker. Clash of the Titans. Hello my wee starLocal icon. More of that later… Impeccably alignedTempted to dive into the bonnie river Clyde… Until I actually caught a glimpse of its true colour… A. P. Welsh & Co & MURDOCH“When I say 3, all look at me. One…Two… THREE!” Wee fag breakAnother wee fag breakPigeon headIn colour, pleaseJimborree – Plywood Merchant Lemons and orangesWorld Cup Fever. Oh, the excitement… Glaswegian CanyonGlaswegian Canyon II Don’t piss off the wizard Pure GallusOPENecropolis, city of the necros (trust me, I learned classical Greek in school) Beware! Just… beware, roight? Dead people make GlasgowCemetery with a view of a brewery. And not just any brewery. The Tennent brewery… quality that.Cemetery with a view of a football stadium, slightly further in the distance. And not just any stadium. Celtic Park… quality that.Chameleon multi-storey car park, blending in seamlessly. Going dry, the Drygate way. Mister T I love my tenement lager… Je T’aime moi non plus du tout du tout… Boy in the hoodThe long waitHey! I’m here!!! Behind the wee car! Haggis neeps and tatties. Had to be done! UFC romanceGlasgow man in the skyDublin men not in the skyNot the sign want to read. Not when you are flying Emerald Airlines. Not when you are flying to Dublin… Never thought I would ever write this… Ryanair saves the day!
In and around Dublin 