#101 - More random photos from 2014 to now...

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Just looking at some photos from the past... I am not a religious photo taker anymore... but the few which I did manage to bother my arse over have reminded me of what a good life this is.... I don't care if the blog is curated or whatever, what is wrong with wanting to remember the best of your life instead of the crappiest? Did people commemorate the horrible moments in their lives with photos? No, right? It is supposed to be memories, not a documentary. Anyway... I WILL become a better photo taker from now on. This has inspired me... also finding an SD card helps... also feeling more energetic since a long time also helps...

When I could fit into that dress. I am totes motivated now!

Breadmaking

Waiting for the ferry to take us across

Eye to eye?

Happiness is Cafe Connor waffles on Sundays
We have been going to Cafe Connor ever since we moved to Belfast. It would be the only place open on Sunday morning and Oisin would wake up at 6 am... I remember thinking if ONLY we were in Singapore we could go have prata... but we'd wait till Conors was open and that would be the next best thing...

Almost that time of year again

I love blue hair

Hard to believe but this was one year ago... Pantheon

And this was this year

When Ghin did kendo... sigh... heartbreaking...

This must be another Maypole year

When Thomas did playgroup/after school


Class Three - the camping barn in Ballybay

Happiest cows in Ireland

Bringing in the cows for milking

Rhubarb, rhubarb

The beauty of summer

My one and only ever sighting of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Oisin before his confirmation

Down at the Holywood Seashore

Festival of Fools

Our wildflower garden in school

Lyre

Every year this drawing is reproduced in this bloackboard, there is
something very comforting about that

Class Four drawing of Tyto Alba

I think this is Burger King

Sending Justin home in Dublin

Look at those jump jet legs, it can only be a Skylark

St George's Market eating falafel

Class Five drawing of Ramses II

Handrawn map of Ancient Greece

Olympics... on the beach.
the weather was just perfect


Stunning meadows in Crawfordsburn

After the Olympics... waiting for pick up in Helen's Bay... it just finished raining


Forest School fire

Most recent shots - Islandmagee Cliff Top walk



The scent off the gorse was something else!!!!


Read this just before Class Three

Birmmingham Museum - it has a beautiful cafe...

The Jewelry Quarter

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