Came across Takahiro Yamamoto’s FlickR photos and thought I would share a link with you. Well worth a few minutes to browse though some stunning images from Japan. My favourites are these from Tokyo showing the cherry blossom. Click on the link below to view.
And these Leaves are rather nice too.
I like to look at the stats produced on my Flag Counter Widget from time to time and any new countries now tend to be rather obscure which is fun to watch. The latest one is French Polynesia! Just about as remote a place as you can find. Must be to have done nuclear testing there!
If you are reading this my Island friend, thanks for checking out my blog 😉
Click on the flag for interesting facts, bugger all to do with bonsai but interesting and educational all the same 🙂
Here are a few photos that I’ve taken over the last week or so that didn’t fit into any particular post. I still felt the urge to share.
First up, Ballywalter Beach, keep swimming and you hit Scotland.
Flowers on a recent walk along the Comber Greenway into Belfast.
guess 🙂
I have family home from Australia at the moment and they are visiting some of N. Ireland’s best sights. On Wednesday we all went to Titanic Belfast recently open on the exact site were the Titanic was built and launched 100 years ago. Here are some of my photos from the day.
The entrance sign
Also known as the big TIT 🙂
The actual building, designed to look like the prow of the ship
Some of the signs on display at the entrance to the exhibit showing the political situation in Ireland at the time. Northern Ireland didn’t come into existence until 1922 when partition took place.
My wife pointing out on the big map where her Dad was born, Coniston Street Belfast.
A lot of family pointing going on.
The Big H&W for Harland and Wolff the shipyard owners.
An example of a First Class Cabin
Second Class
Steerage cabin
A view overlooking the site of Titanic’s launch into Belfast Lough. This was the site of the Arrel gantry built to enable two massive ships to be built side by side. the one to the left is where the Titanic was launched and the Olympic was launched on the right. Seven men fell to their death from the 270 foot high gantry.
Had a laugh at this book.
I really enjoyed the exhibit which was very interactive and was packed with information.
We also got to see the original drawing offices where the plans where made for the Titanic. It is about to be renovated to become part of the Titanic Quarter attractions. A beautiful old building and my favourite part of the day.
The hardest working vacuum cleaner in Ireland. Plaster and paint flaking off everywhere.
Original Door glass at the reception area
Office view overlooking the iconic cranes of Belfast docks.
My wife Allison taking it all in.
Amazing old staircase in the drawing office.
and a great feed in the Dirty Duck afterwards 🙂
I had to drive to Nendrum Monastic Site the other day for a thing in work. My trusty camera is never too far away.
This place dates back to the 7th century when they built this settlement on an Island in Strangford Lough. In 1999 they found the remains of 2 tidal Mills during a dig. It’s a bit out of the way but a lovely spot to visit.
This is a few photos of the road down to the site.
Some info on the site.
The remains of the round tower.
View out towards Skettrick Island.
The Ballydorn Lightship, now the home of Down Cruising Club
The remains of Skettrick Castle.
The remains of the sun dial on the Church. The time was wrong 🙂
The Church
The Tower again, or what’s left of it!
This is what the Tidal Mill used to look like
This is where they were found.
Hope you enjoyed your trip back in time 😉
Snapped these first two recently whist driving past. I’ll rephrase that! I snapped these whilst a passenger in a car driving past 🙂 They are the famous Harland and Wolff Cranes that can be seen in Belfast docks area , now called the Titanic Quarter. They were built in the late 60’s, early 70’s around the time I was born and are called Samson and Goliath.
They are truly massive erections 🙂
This photos shows both and gives you a better idea of scale.
I spotted this over on Mike Jones blog Bonsai Passion. It’s a link to a news article about trees being stolen from an 87 year old man in England. Sad to read an article such as this. What sort of human would do this?
If you haven’t already guessed, the snow in the last post is just an April Fools Day joke 🙂 However, I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened 😀
As I have people viewing this from 120 countries I think I better add a link explaining just exactly what April Fools Day is.
Happy St Paddy’s Day Folks
Beautiful sunny day here, snapped a few of the flowers in my Dad’s garden.
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