The Recipe
Greetings lads It’s only a few short days away from MB’s departure back to the homeland, to kith and kin. MB will take break from the blogging for few weeks ’till he gets back from the Emerald Isle....
View ArticleTrip Home: Photo of the day (5) – Invaders
Invading walkers pass by under watchful gaze of two ‘locals’. Lough Gur, Ireland. 21 June 2013. Filed under: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Horses, Ireland, Lough Gur, Photography, Walkers
View ArticleA surprise wedding
Morning boys and girls Hope all enjoying the glorious sunshine back in Ireland at the moment, or if you’re in the Middle East that you’ve got plenty of moisturiser slapped on your face and a decent...
View ArticlePhoto Of The Day (7) – Two Horses & Five Cattle
Filed under: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Adventure, Agriculture, Cattle, farming, Horse Riding, Horses, Ireland, Lough Gur, Travel
View ArticleIreland Photos Of The Day Nr 7 – Lough Gur
The newly refurbished Lough Gur Heritage Center & lake view. South West Ireland. Filed under: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Culture, heritage, Ireland, Lake, Lough Gur
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Beginning
The start of the New Year’s Day walk at Lough Gur. Filed under: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: beginning, Ireland, Lough Gur, Photography, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge
View ArticlePhoto 5 of 30: Rider
The Idea Have decided to post a photo per day for 30 days, each based on a word or theme. Feel free to offer a word or theme challenge to MB in the comment box below. Photo 5/30 Rider at Lough Gur...
View ArticleMy Hometown
In Dublin airport. Heading back to Middle East. MB likes many things about the Middle East but home will always be home. The Middle East has lots of mayhem at the moment. Crazies trying to impose...
View ArticleWorld Habitat Day
Two pics from recent trip home. Lough Gur. South West Ireland. Filed under: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Home, Ireland, Lake, Limerick, Lough Gur, nature, Swan, World habitat Day
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Descent
A predictable and slightly boring take on this weeks Descent photo challenge. Apologies! From MB’s trip home in June 2014. 3 Kids descend the lower slopes of Knock Fennel at Lough Gur, County Limerick....
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Converge
Lough Gur lake, Limerick, South West Ireland. September 2014. Filed under: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Converge, Lake, Lough Gur, postaday, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
View ArticleLough Gur – A Reflection
MB was looking through his photo albums of the last twelve months. Lots of dodgy shots for sure, and one or two decent ones. One of MB’s favourite set of pics was taken on the morning of the Summer...
View ArticleWinter Solstice
At Grange Stone Circle. South West Ireland. Yesterday, 21 December 2014. Filed under: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Bronze Age, Culture, Grange, Limerick, Lough Gur, neolithic,...
View ArticleLough Gur – The Sky At Night
Filed under: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: astronomy, Lough Gur, Night, Stars
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Wall
The HX region has over 5,500 years of continuous human habitation dating to the neolithic period. On the road between HX crossroads and the nearby lake of Lough Gur lies the ruins of an old church...
View ArticleHomeward Bound
The Summer Solstice festival in MB’s HX homeland is nigh and MB is homeward bound. Mid next week MB will be on a plane heading to the furthermost point in western Europe and will be in the thick of the...
View ArticleHX – Animals
The cattle in Ireland look happier than Arabs in the Middle East! So said an Arab work colleague of MB in recent days, on looking at a few of MB’s photos. MB was back in HX last week for the Summer...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Inspiration
Inspiration. The natural beauty of MB’s homeland is always an inspiration every time he’s home to get out the camera and start clicking. This shot is one of MBs from the New Year’s early morning mass...
View Article1st Morning Home
Back in the Irish HX homeland. Went for an early morning wander: OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS DIGITAL...
View ArticleLakes, tourists, Canadians
Introduction by MB In recent weeks, MB has introduced you all some more to his Grange/HX homeland and to some of its scenery and characters. In a post of last week, he mentioned that his Mom operated a...
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