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Happy Days - Hosepipe Ban lifted! Not sure what we need the hosepipe for these days with plenty of showers around.
The last cuts of Summer! Great to hear all the lawn-mowers on the go again, and also the hedge clippers, after the long hot season of yellow grass! It was lovely to have it, but nice to be getting back to normal. We're not really complaining about the rain yet!
65th Liffey Descent this Saturday! Bring yourselves and the kids to this spectacular event. With the Weir Promenade back in action, we once again have a great vantage point for all the thrills and spills.
A few facts ....
The race course consists of 10 weirs and 1 portage.
It starts in the grounds of the K Club in Straffan, at 12 noon.
It finishes over 30 kilometres later at the Memorial Gardens in Island Bridge.
There are 500 competitors from home and abroad, and several classes of boats will make the journey on the day.
Red Sky at night! Sunday last over Lucan, and the old saying rang true, with a magnificent day on Monday, 25C for a while in the afternoon!
We spotted another piece of Street Art, at the entrance to Laraghcon, over the Summer, and some others have been refreshed. They certainly brighten up the place.
St. Mary's Camera Soiree
Work continues on the selection of photographs for our 14th Exhibition on 20th and 21st November in the Parish Centre. The cut-off date is Friday 2nd October to allow time for printing, mounting and framing.
This week we begin with Joe's photograph of the sculpture of Ernest Shackleton who led three expeditions to Antarctica between 1907 and 1922, the most legendary being 'Nimrod' from 1914 to 1916. The sculpture is located at the 'Shackleton Experience' which is located in the historic Athy Town Hall.
Joe also submitted a photo of a tall ship that was taking part in last weekend's Dublin City Council Liffey Festival.
Josie sent us a photo of the magnificent Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma located in Mallorca. The cathedral's east rose window is the second-largest Gothic rose window in the world, after Strasbourg's. Construction on the cathedral began in the 13th century and continued into the 17th century.
Anna sent us a photo of a puffball mushroom. These mushrooms have a long history in traditional medicine world-wide and have been used to stop bleeding and as a dressing for wounds, burns, and sores. Modern scientific analysis has lent support to these traditional practices.
Finally, we have a photograph of St. Colmcille's tower in Kells, Co. Meath also submitted by Anna. According to tradition St. Colmcille founded a monastery at Kells about 554 AD. In 563 he went into self-imposed exile on the Isle of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland and founded another settlement.
Until next week stay safe!
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