Despite wind and heavy showers, we had a lovely morning out in the Culdaff area.. Here are a few highlights for you!

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Time to post a few more photos from beautiful Donegal! As you can see, over the last couple of months, we have had a whole range of weather from snow and ice, wind and hailstones, to sunshine, lambs and spring flowers!

As always, no matter what the time of year, its just stunningly beautiful up here!

Enjoy…

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Now I finally have some more Gigabytes to play around with, I can share with you some photos that I have taken with my phone over the past two and a half months here in Donegal! Enjoy..

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The scenery here in Donegal just continues to take my breath away! Every bend you drive around, there is another amazing view.  And each time the light changes, the  landscape changes with it.

I am working at uploading some new Galleries of some of the photos we have taken since me came up here, but I just have to share this one with you!

Donal went out this evening on to the beach across the road, and snapped away at the sunset. I think he got some amazing shots!  The pictures in the gallery are just low res so they won’t take forever for you to look at, but they will give you some idea of how amazing it was!

I will be posting more pictures as soon as we get “proper” broadband sorted out!!

Enjoy..

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Last Monday we spent a couple of hours in the beautiful gardens of Birr Castle Demesne.

For anyone visiting the area, this is well worth a visit.  The gardens are relaxing and beautiful, and the museum is really interesting!

It was a lovely warm sunny afternoon, and the spring flowers were in full bloom! I was looking forward to taking out my “big” camera to get some more flower shots..

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I found another great competition to enter but I need your help…

I asked Michelle if I could use her photo below of Lily in the snow last year – the theme is “Full of Life” and it is to be a winter photo.

So the 4 photos with the most votes are judged by a panel – and the winner gets €10,000. Wow what a prize!!! So you can vote for this photo if you are in Ireland, and you can vote once per day.

SO PLEASE HELP US!!!

VOTE HERE AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN!!!

Thank you!!

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We have been having one of the coldest winters ever in Ireland.  The temperatures have dropped to -17 in some places, and the lowest we have seen here is about -12! Even in Malmo we would have considered that cold!

It makes life a little difficult though – some of the country roads are impossible to drive on, and as you can imagine, it’s not easy for a window cleaner to be able to work when the water just freezes on the windows!

On the upside though, we have seem some spectacular scenery – sunshine, no wind, blue skies.. and best of all, a frozen lake!!!  As I was not working today, I had the chance to dig out my rarely used ice skates and take a spin on the lake! I was so excited as it has been more than 10 years since I was last ice skating. I am definitely very rusty, but I managed not to fall over at least! I think I will just have to go out again tomorrow and practice a bit more!

Enjoy some photos of Ireland in the snow… (click here for the whole gallery)

.. and also a video of me skating!!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PRICE DROP !!!!!!!!

Canon Digital Ixus 200 IS in Turquoise. Brand new in box. Not even taken out of it’s packaging.

24mm ultra wide-angle 5.0x zoom lens with optical IS

12.1 Megapixel CCD

Widescreen 3.0” PureColor II Touch display

Easy touch-screen camera operation

720p HD movies

Sold for €280 + delivery on Pixmania.ie (€380 RRP on Canon site)

ALSO INCLUDES – original Canon leather case (worth at least €20)

AND 4GB Sandisk Ultra memory card in unopened packaging (worth around €15)

Selling everything for €200

For collection in Athlone, Co.Westmeath OR registered post at extra cost to buyer.

Reason for sale – It’s a beautiful little camera that I won as a prize – I would keep it apart from the fact that I already have 2 Canon cameras that I love!

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Grab yourself a bargain – an original painting makes either a really special gift, or a sound investment.

Browse Millie Harbour’s paintings and pick your favourite – now with €100 OFF!!

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We are finally ready to start accepting sponsorship for Donal and his race from one country to another!! The 21km race is going to be held on June 12th, and we will be trying to raise funds for the Jack & Jill Foundation because they have helped the Crabb family so much!

Click here if you would like to donate…

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