Friday, 20 February 2026

WEEKEND REFELECTION AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for WeekendReflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is H and Hope. My Daughter Gillian, SIL, Chris and myself have volunteered to work from time to time on one of the Mercy Ships.  Everyone volunteer pays to work on any of these ships however it is such a blessing to many needy people particularly in West Africa.  After I came off the final time, I then raised many pounds for the work of these ships for 9 years when I lived in N.Ireland.  So it was a privilege to bring HOPE and Healing to these people.


A Vessel of HOPE

Mercy Ships is an international development organisation that deploys hospital ships and volunteers to developing nations – improving the quality of life for people living with the diseases of poverty, disfigurement, and disability, through direct medical services, and building the capacities of HEALTHCARE systems to meet the needs of the future.



  This is Mount Stewart HOUSE near Newtownards where you may remember I was a volunteer photographer.  The next 2 shots are taken  in the Irish garden and show the red HAND of Ulster with red Salvia plants and then the Irish HARP.  The final show is one of the Lily pools and I am using it for my REFLECTION photograph.





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SATURDAY CRITTERS

These photographs were taken in Costa Rica at a great distance and heavily cropped.  They are the Snowy Egret, Ringed Kingfisher, Little Black Heron and Cormorants and i don't know if you can see, there is a Snowy Egret standing between them just behind them.

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Thursday, 19 February 2026

GOOD FENCES

My f­amily are waiting for the boat to take us back to Cairns.


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Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Ready to go to Fitzroy Island

All dressed up in our wet suits waiting to board the boat for Fitzroy Island.

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Tuesday, 17 February 2026

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

This is the Orange-billed Sparrow which I photographed in Costa Rica.

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Monday, 16 February 2026

THROUGH MY LENS

One photograph and a short visit I took when visiting Fitzroy Island recently.

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Sunday, 15 February 2026

SUNDAY THOUGHT

Ps 29 v2

Give unto the Lord the glory due to his name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of Holiness.


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