Category Archives: Walkies

N’ere cast a clout till May is out

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

Out for a wander today on the wee back roads on the outskirts of home and as I wandered I was reminded of this poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins Nothing is so beautiful as spring— When weeds, in wheels, shoot … Continue reading →

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Weekend Walkies Again

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

I really am quite impressed with “Cardiac Trainer”  for Android Phones, it is free in it’s basic form, which is more than ample for what I want it to do which is basically record where and how long my dander … Continue reading →

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Sunset

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

There are evening when nature makes you stop and HP ohhhh

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Weekend Walkies

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

OK this weekend was ( shock-horror-climate-change-probe ) actually lovely weather, blue skies, sunny and not windy at all. It has to be said at this point that this is not unknown in April in Northern Ireland just REALLY REALLY rare! … Continue reading →

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Sunday Dander – The Circuit of Portstewart

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

It being a Sunday and there being a big yellow thing in some blue sky, I took myself off for a dander at 9:30 this morning. I took with me my new “birthday toy” a bridge camera, not quite and … Continue reading →

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My Sunday Dander Along the East Strand

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

Today was a 6 mile dander along the circular route on the East strand in Portrush , a stonking 90 minute wander along the north atlantic fringe of Ireland. Here is the route and here are some piccies

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