HAPPY NEW WEEK!
The day was weirdly warm here, so I sat on my enclosed porch for awhile and gave myself a haircut. The male cardinal visited his old nest at the end of my porch (there must be dead insects he's eating). Then, he helped himself to some weed seeds. I always leave the tall weeds at that end of the porch because he likes ro eat those seeds all winter. HIs bright red feathers were very Christmasy.
This is a hard time of year for lots of folks. Also, I know many of you are facing challenges and rough days right now. My thoughts are with all of you, and I wish I could lighten your burdens.
Hugs and love to all.
It was cloudy but visibility was good as we were charmed by the pretty pastel coloured houses and buildings -
It looked so peaceful. We were told that it was one of the last ports visited by the Titanic before she left land on her first & last voyage. It must have been a dramatic sight for the local people to see the famous ship come in.
It was dry but by the time we prepared to get off and explore, it began to drizzle. I liked this dramatic church which reached upwards from the smaller buildings of the little town.
A lot of people had booked to go to Cork for the day on outings, to see their famous cathedral and the city. We decided to just walk around, as we had other trips booked for later on in the voyage. It was very wet, with the kind of drizzle which soaks you right away! We walked up a hill and found a lot of wonderful small shops of the kind I've not seen since I was quite young.
The locals were smiley and welcoming. My OH went off without me as he was much faster on his own, and he wanted to buy an adapter for his music player. He disappeared, so I stood under an awning and admired some nice fashions in a window. Then I realised that I was getting very wet! -- I was directly under where the decorative awning of the shop was funnelling the rain down straight onto my head, LOL! Good job we had bought new raincoats with hoods for our trip!