Sunday, 21 December 2025

SUNDAY THOUGHT

‘Listen! The virgin shall conceive a child! She shall give birth to a Son, and he shall be called “Emmanuel” (meaning “God is with us”).’”

Matthew 1:23



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Saturday, 20 December 2025

SATURDAY CRITTERS

These are fish I photographed at Lake Barrine recently.

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Friday, 19 December 2025

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for WeekendReflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is Y and Yellow. the first three photos have YELLOW flowers in them and the thried flowers are called YARROW.  The Budgies have YELLOW colouring on their feathers.  The final shot is for the STREET PHOTOGRAPHY  meme.






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Thursday, 18 December 2025

GOOD FENCES

This is Charlie, Anna’s Foster dog in their outside space in Cape Town.



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Wednesday, 17 December 2025

RED KITE

This photograph was taken by Danny, one of my birding friends from N.Ireland.  it is a Red Kite.



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Tuesday, 16 December 2025

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

These photographs were taken by Danny, one of my birding friends from N.Ireland.  Theey are a female Stonechat and Sandwich Terns.

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Monday, 15 December 2025

THROUGH MY LENS

Danny my birding friend from N.Ireland was at Kinnegar and the Wow Centre with the bird group and although most of the birds where quite a distance away, he managed to take photographs of them although most of them shots are cropped.

These are Red - breasted Merganser

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Sunday, 14 December 2025

SUNDAY THOUGHT

Psalm 113:3

Praise him from sunrise to sunset!


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Saturday, 13 December 2025

SATURDAY CRITTERS

These are photographs taken my by birding friend Danny.  They are Ringed Plover and Oystercatcher.

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Friday, 12 December 2025

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for WeekendReflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter X.  This buoy has an “X” letter on it.Daughter and granddaughter eXhausted after a long shift helping to deliver babies in South Africa.  The last shot is from I had an  I had an eXcellent guided tour on a boat at Lake Barrine.  This is my REFLECTION shot today. 






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Thursday, 11 December 2025

GOOD FENCES

This is Jonathan (Anna’s husband) reading on his birthday in Cape Twon while he is waiting for his requested pancakes to be made.


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Wednesday, 10 December 2025

Curlew and Oystercatcher

Danny my birding friend from N.Ireland was at Kinnegar and the Wow Centre with the bird group and although most of the birds where quite a distance away, he managed to take photographs of them although most of them shots are cropped.

These are Oystercatcher and Curlew



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Tuesday, 9 December 2025

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

Danny my birding friend from N.Ireland was at Kinnegar and the Wow Centre with the bird group and although most of the birds where quite a distance away, he managed to take photographs of them although most of them shots are cropped.

These are mainly Curlew with a few Teal duck.

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Monday, 8 December 2025

THROUGH MY LENS

Danny my birding friend from N.Ireland was at Kinnegar and the Wow Centre with the bird group and although most of the birds where quite a distance away, he managed to take photographs of them although most of them shots are cropped.  

These are Black tailed Godwit

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Sunday, 7 December 2025

SUNDAY THOUGHT

 But Lord, you are my shield, my glory, and my only hope. You alone can lift my head, now bowed in shame.

Psalm 3:3


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Saturday, 6 December 2025

SATURDAY CRITTERS

This is a dog I photographed walking along the Bangor Pier.

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Friday, 5 December 2025

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for WeekendReflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is W and Winter. In the first shot is my granddaughter and her boyfriend and he is dressed as WOODY.  The next shot is a WINTER scenes taken from my bedroom WINDOW in N.Ireland. The third shot is a WINTER REFLECT|ION shot taken in WARD Park, Bangor and my final shot is WINE being poured.





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Thursday, 4 December 2025

GOOD EFENCES

A dry stone wall I photographed on Tory Island, Ireland.


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Wednesday, 3 December 2025

CHARLIE, ANNA'S DOG

This is one of the young African girls visiting Charlie, my granddaughter Anna’s dog in Cape Town.



 

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Tuesday, 2 December 2025

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

These are some of the birds I took photographs ot while I was staying on Tory Island, Ireland.  They are Herring Gull, Turnstone and Hooded Crow  

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