Holy Days

We're back from our holidays.  They were very special days, a time set apart, time together as a family.  Very precious.



I took this picture whilst we were waiting for the ferry at Holyhead - at 5.15 am!

Back from holiday

Nikon D70s, f9, 1/320 sec, ISO 200, 40mm equivalent (click to enlarge)

We’re back from a great holiday in England and Wales. For the last two years we’ve had to abandon our camping holiday due to heavy rain and flooding, so it was a nice change to try to avoid getting sunburnt instead. As usual I took about a gazillion photos (well about two hundred or so), which is quite a change from when I used to think that four rolls of exposed film was a bit excessive!

For the first few days we enjoyed meeting up with relatives and friends. The above picture was taken on a walk up the embankment at Trimpley Reservoir in Worcestershire. The clouds remind me of cartoonish thought bubbles that might come from someone sitting on the bench – well it was very hot and maybe my brain was overheating a little!

Back already!

Nikon D70s, 1/125 sec, f5.6, ISO 200, +1 and -1EV combined, 37mm Equivalent,
(Click to enlarge)

I can't ever remember a week going so quickly! We had a great holiday in Sligo, renting a cottage (not the one in the above picture) and doing little other than walking and playing on deserted beaches. Of course we took the opportunity also to make a trip to Enniskillen to buy what seemed to us from the "Rip-off Republic" incredibly cheap groceries!

Back from short holiday

Spiddal Harbour

Nikon D70s, 1/250 sec, f8, ISO 200, 24mm, RAW

We had a very enjoyable week in Galway. Even though it rained every day, it didn't matter as we were not camping this time!

September is very busy in the Parish so it was good to re-charge the batteries a little...