Birdie

Birdie is off on Summer Hols from this weekend - looking for somewhere with nice sunny (not too warm), dry days ....

Lucan saw a few floods again on Monday last following some heavy downpours - Hillcrest Walk was worse than the previous week - but, a man with a shovel, and another with a brush, and hi-viz vests, came to save the day - only they didnt! Hopped back in their little council truck and drove off into the sunset .... Hopefully all will be sorted properly in time for the next downpour!

Dubs Ladies are still in the Championship!
We still have something to cheer about with the Dublin U18 Ladies in the final in Birr v Cork this Saturday 26th, and on August 3rd, we get a chance to cheer on the Senior Ladies v Meath at Croke Park - Come on the Girls in Blue!

St. Mary's Camera Soiree

The strange weather has sent some of the Soiree into a frenzy of photographing mushrooms again! Joe found at least 25 of them in his back garden and Josie found a monster in hers, but Brendan counselled caution with large white mushrooms, especially the ones with white gills. He doesn't recommend them as accompaniment to the Sunday roast!

Michael G was in Sutton and submitted photographs of the expanse of Dublin Bay taken from the grounds of the Marine Hotel between the showers.

Joe got to the National Stud's Japanese Gardens in Kildare and submitted a photo of the Tea House. The Gardens were created between 1906 and 1910, their aim being, through trees, plants, flowers, lawns, rocks and water, to symbolise the 'Life of Man'. A lesser-known garden at the Stud is St. Fiachra's Garden designed in 1999 by landscape architect Professor Martin Hallinan to mark the beginning of the new millennium.

Anna was in Newport, Co Mayo and visited St. Patrick's Parish Church which contains a stained glass window (The Last Judgement) by Harry Clarke in the east wall of the chancel. The story goes that the then parish priest, Canon Michael McDonald, cashed in his life insurance policy to pay for the window (800 sterling, 62,500 sterling today)) which consists of three lights. Only the right-hand opening was completed under Clarke's supervision. It was not until February 1931, a month after Clarke's death, that the window was installed.

Until next week stay safe!