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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....

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Trip 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

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A 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...

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Photo 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

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Ireland 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

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Weekly 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

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Photo 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...

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My 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...

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World 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

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Weekly 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....

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Weekly 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

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Lough 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...

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Winter 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,...

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Lough Gur – The Sky At Night

  Filed under: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: astronomy, Lough Gur, Night, Stars

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Weekly 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...

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Homeward 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...

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HX – 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...

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Weekly 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...

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1st 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...

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Lakes, 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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