Frequently when setting off to pick up my son during winter in Kansas City, I would fill the birdfeeder that hung from my porch.
So that […]

Read: Nobody’s Child #39 »

For those of you keeping up with the adventures of an American dog in Ireland, you may like to know, as the photo makes clear, […]

Read: The Dog’s Balls »

It’s Leap Day, February 29th 2008 and amazingly I’ve just seen 3 pandas asleep in the rain in my Irish back garden.
That’s lucky that is. […]

Read: Panda! Panda! Panda! »

My American dog has arrived in Ireland.
Yesterday, Dog-dog left Kansas City in temperatures colder than it will ever experience in Ireland, and changed flights […]

Read: The Dog Has Landed »

In the summer of 2007 I was living in America and finally making progress in a 9-year war with the Mosquito Nation.
Severely bitten in the […]

Read: Signs From The Gods #2 »

Derby clung on gamely like my mother-in-law pulling a Christmas cracker.
So said the reporter describing an almost draw on this very sporting of days.
You […]

Read: Happy St Stephen’s Day »

This year, not having a home, I won’t be getting a Christmas Tree.
In the last couple of years, despite not having a car in […]

Read: The Tree of Life: A Christmas Photo Story »

In my final months in Ireland before moving to the US eight, nine years ago, I was unhappy about something. Granted I hadn’t particularly tried […]

Read: Long-Tailed Tits »

The sun has come up in this cold corner of Europe so it is time to go out and paint.
Almost 9 years ago I moved […]

Read: Bird’s Eye View of Painting »

While my dog waits for an entry visa, through the magic of 21st century technology we’ve been enjoying long political arguments and indeed some entertainment […]

Read: A Good Film »

Of the 2 canals which almost define Dublin’s city centre, it is the one to the south, the Grand Canal, that I’m most familiar with […]

Read: Grand Canal Dublin - Photos »

More photos. This time from Tipperary. By the Comeragh Mountains.
It’s another racecourse, and it won’t be my last because I reckon days at the races […]

Read: At The Races - Clonmel Photos »

Q. Do You Have Mosquitoes in Ireland?
Answer: Yes - though I usually say no.
I say no because it gives a better impression of the truth […]

Read: FAIQ #25 Do You Have Mosquitoes in Ireland? »

Yesterday I went to the races.
While if I was still in KC that would probably mean I’d popped over to the Kansas Speedway to […]

Read: At The Races - Downpatrick »

You know how I cover the Questions I’m Frequently Asked by Americans because I’m from Ireland and lived in America?
And I also cover questions that […]

Read: Irish Questions I Have No Answer To »

When I left Ireland for Kansas City in 1999, I brought 32 boxes, a suitcase and a bicycle.
And 2 extra large brown soda breads straight […]

Read: Box? I’ll Box Ya »

My dog was the featured video today on YouTube for Ireland.
If it’s no longer there then you still have 3 other places where you can […]

Read: Irish KC Dog Features #1 on YouTube for Ireland »

Here’s a selection from a series of 40 very small paintings I did once upon a time in KC.
They are of animals, all about 2 […]

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Here’s a couple of photos from my early morning walks in Kansas City.
In a racially divided city I live in a white neighbourhood.
The first […]

Read: My KC Neighborhood Luxuries »

Dog-Dog is quite typical of dogs in getting excited at certain things, such as walks or guests. Or guests who walk.
For the last couple of […]

Read: Dog-Dog Does the Dance »