Our Summer!

Hi there - welcome back to my nearly dormant blog!

Hard to believe that our Summer is over - we enjoyed many evenings like the one above!

We spent a little time on the water!!!! in various locations.

In various types of boats!

We got to catch up with our adorable bundle of joy - York and check out how he is getting on with his wonderful new(ish!) puppywalker.  He goes to "big school"! in December to start his training as a Guide Dog/Assistance Dog.  He has grown A LOT!  Can you tell the boys were thrilled to see him?.

Hope you had a great Summer too.  I hope to visit blogland over the coming week or so to see what everyone has been up to.  I also hope to get back creating (fingers crossed).

Thanks so much for visiting.  Happy Monday!

Miss Me?

 Miss me?  Last week was spent enjoying the February sunshine (when it broke through the clouds) and lots of fresh air (here you read - wet, windy and blustery conditions!).

161 Optimists took part in a Spring Training Week and took to the water each day like little ducklings! I took some shots with my phone and processed them through instagram.

Interested in improving your photo skills with your phone?  Check out Nicoles Classes post about the best iphone editing apps right here.

The Optimist is a single handed sailing dinghy for children up to the age of 15.  It is one of the most popular sailing dinghies in the world!.

Here is a photo of the first ten launched early one morning in a bay full of calm!  The previous day had a steady 25/27 knots of breeze!

Now that the boys are sailing I wonder will I get a chance to do more of it?... or will I be watching like a mother duck from the top of the pier/side of the slipway?

  

Thanks for peeking - hope you are having a great week.

Calves Week 2011

Racing at Baltimore Regatta/Calves Week 2011 got underway on Monday with lots of spectators (and others) having a bird's eye view from The Beacon. The view is across the channel to Sherkin Island.

Couldn't resist this shot - it was all set up when I got there, a small herd of cows lying on the grass surrounded by cliffs enjoyed the humid air and little bit of sunshine.

 

The Beacon, Baltimore, West Cork

 

One of them even posed for a photo!

Thanks for peeking - hope you are having a good week.