Comments on: Photos: Ireland - It Wasn’t All Mountains & Islands http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm Kansas City Irish Festivals, Music, Pubs, & Events by an Artist in Ireland Sat, 26 May 2012 12:07:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tony http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm#comment-262731 Tony Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:43:39 +0000 http://irishkc.com/?p=3859#comment-262731 The French Lieutenant’s Dog: I had to laugh at this one. On days when there is no school and my daughter is at home, her and the dog both curl up in a blanket and stare out the window. I suppose it is a common Irish lament! The French Lieutenant’s Dog:
I had to laugh at this one. On days when there is no school and my daughter is at home, her and the dog both curl up in a blanket and stare out the window. I suppose it is a common Irish lament!

]]> By: Bicyclistic » Blog Archive » Ducks on the Liffey http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm#comment-253303 Bicyclistic » Blog Archive » Ducks on the Liffey Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:45:40 +0000 http://irishkc.com/?p=3859#comment-253303 [...] Photos of Mine:    • Dublin, A Horse    • It Wasn’t All Mountains and Islands    • Pied Wagtail Tags: birds, Dublin, rivers Comment (RSS) [...] […] Photos of Mine:    • Dublin, A Horse    • It Wasn’t All Mountains and Islands    • Pied Wagtail Tags: birds, Dublin, rivers Comment (RSS) […]

]]> By: eolai http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm#comment-210680 eolai Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:58:37 +0000 http://irishkc.com/?p=3859#comment-210680 Thanks Ms Problem. Of course it would have saved me a lot of money if only I'd known people could see me there without me actually having to be there. Thanks Ms Problem. Of course it would have saved me a lot of money if only I’d known people could see me there without me actually having to be there.

]]> By: problemchildbride http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm#comment-210452 problemchildbride Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:59:04 +0000 http://irishkc.com/?p=3859#comment-210452 These steps are magic. I'm so sorry it didn't work out, Eolai. It's where I see you in my mind's eye. A remote cottage, walking hills and working canvasses. These steps are magic.

I’m so sorry it didn’t work out, Eolai. It’s where I see you in my mind’s eye. A remote cottage, walking hills and working canvasses.

]]> By: eolai http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm#comment-210434 eolai Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:36:22 +0000 http://irishkc.com/?p=3859#comment-210434 Primal - Ah, that was unfair of me, though it was great to learn of the wooden milk stands around your ways. I meant to describe those setps in one of the journal entries, but I guess those posts were long enough already. They were steps to a door originally, but that cottage had been modernised and fitted with uPVC windows. Where there had been a door at the top of those steps was now filled in with just a window where the upper half of the door had been. Mark - Thank you, though the cold is still winning, alas. Oh and even if the traffic went the other direction and decreased all the way down to zero I'd still continue American Hell. At my feet right now is a heavy leather bag full of sketchbooks and notebooks. Moving home repeatedly reminds you of how heavy. Websites are light. Roxanne - Because the dog refused to take pictures of me, I have a few of her in really spectacular scenes; I may post them another time. Sadly I could have done whole photo essays on the littering of people amid such beauty. Witnessing it with such frequency was heartbreaking. Spyder - Thanks. I have a sheep painting coming soon, though I don't really know what "soon" means any more. Had my time there lasted as planned I know I would have had a ton of sheep paintings coming. Kevin - Would you believe that it was a $5 camera off eBay? Fixed focus, with no LCD thing so you just have to hope you got the picture you think you took, just like back in the day. I haven't done your comments justice and given them the responses they deserve, and I won't for now either - because economic survival dictates another adventure must begin within days. However, freshly scarred from the cottage, I think I'll let this adventure run a little before I start divulging details. Unfortunately it won't be anything like the cottage; I was really interested in seeing how that story was going to evolve online through the year. Primal - Ah, that was unfair of me, though it was great to learn of the wooden milk stands around your ways. I meant to describe those setps in one of the journal entries, but I guess those posts were long enough already.

They were steps to a door originally, but that cottage had been modernised and fitted with uPVC windows. Where there had been a door at the top of those steps was now filled in with just a window where the upper half of the door had been.

Mark - Thank you, though the cold is still winning, alas. Oh and even if the traffic went the other direction and decreased all the way down to zero I’d still continue American Hell. At my feet right now is a heavy leather bag full of sketchbooks and notebooks. Moving home repeatedly reminds you of how heavy. Websites are light.

Roxanne - Because the dog refused to take pictures of me, I have a few of her in really spectacular scenes; I may post them another time. Sadly I could have done whole photo essays on the littering of people amid such beauty. Witnessing it with such frequency was heartbreaking.

Spyder - Thanks. I have a sheep painting coming soon, though I don’t really know what “soon” means any more. Had my time there lasted as planned I know I would have had a ton of sheep paintings coming.

Kevin - Would you believe that it was a $5 camera off eBay? Fixed focus, with no LCD thing so you just have to hope you got the picture you think you took, just like back in the day. I haven’t done your comments justice and given them the responses they deserve, and I won’t for now either - because economic survival dictates another adventure must begin within days.

However, freshly scarred from the cottage, I think I’ll let this adventure run a little before I start divulging details. Unfortunately it won’t be anything like the cottage; I was really interested in seeing how that story was going to evolve online through the year.

]]> By: kevin kiley http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm#comment-210432 kevin kiley Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:50:33 +0000 http://irishkc.com/?p=3859#comment-210432 That's a GREAT camera you have, Eolai. The clarity and resolution is AWESOME. Missing your 'reports from the countryside' but I'm sure you know that. Have even gone back to 're-read'. It was truly a wonderful thing, Eolai, and thanks again for sharing. Maybe, as they say, "our ends never know our beginnings". We (you) shall see. That’s a GREAT camera you have, Eolai.
The clarity and resolution is AWESOME.
Missing your ‘reports from the countryside’
but I’m sure you know that.
Have even gone back to ‘re-read’.
It was truly a wonderful thing, Eolai,
and thanks again for sharing.
Maybe, as they say, “our ends never
know our beginnings”. We (you) shall see.

]]> By: Spyder http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm#comment-210393 Spyder Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:09:51 +0000 http://irishkc.com/?p=3859#comment-210393 Beautiful! I also liked the sheep photos. Beautiful! I also liked the sheep photos.

]]> By: Roxanne http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm#comment-210387 Roxanne Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:36:04 +0000 http://irishkc.com/?p=3859#comment-210387 Dog-dog is adorable and the scenery is great! It's sad that the beautiful countryside has to be littered with things. I love all the textures on the walls. Missing your Ireland blog, get better soon. Dog-dog is adorable and the scenery is great! It’s sad that the beautiful countryside has to be littered with things. I love all the textures on the walls. Missing your Ireland blog, get better soon.

]]> By: Mark http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm#comment-210370 Mark Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:39:12 +0000 http://irishkc.com/?p=3859#comment-210370 Great pics - maybe the steps were for mounting horses? Can't really tell how high they are. Hope you kick that cold of yours soon. Old family remedy: Three beers and off to bed. Oh, and you'd better not leave americanhell alone, I don't care what your traffic stats are... :) Great pics - maybe the steps were for mounting horses? Can’t really tell how high they are. Hope you kick that cold of yours soon. Old family remedy: Three beers and off to bed.

Oh, and you’d better not leave americanhell alone, I don’t care what your traffic stats are… :)

]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://irishkc.com/photos-ireland-it-wasnt-all-mountains-islands.htm#comment-210330 Primal Sneeze Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:17:15 +0000 http://irishkc.com/?p=3859#comment-210330 Just a guess on the "steps to nowhere": In the days before tail-lifts and forklifts the platform they lead to may have been used for loading sacks of grain or milk churns on to trucks or horse-drawn carts. Years ago around here, hefty wooden milk-stands were built on the roadside every so often. The churns were left on them so the collection guy didn't have to lift them from ground level. Just a guess on the “steps to nowhere”: In the days before tail-lifts and forklifts the platform they lead to may have been used for loading sacks of grain or milk churns on to trucks or horse-drawn carts.

Years ago around here, hefty wooden milk-stands were built on the roadside every so often. The churns were left on them so the collection guy didn’t have to lift them from ground level.

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