Sealed With a Kiss - Brian Hyland

Return to Peter Green - Part II

(The header could just as easily have been)

(Kiss From a Rose - Seal) 

I had quite forgotten what a wonderful composition this really is

and what a polished and accomplished rendition is found via the link!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkMV3KDfhzw

It would be safe to assimilate Cork with the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival in as much that "if you can remember it you weren't there". Good job then that we had the cameras clicking away both day and night. That morning it was an early taxi ride to the outskirts of the city 
and to the world famous

On the way our driver pointed out the home of footballer Roy Keen.

 

 

Set in hundreds of acres of beautiful parkland

 

complete with lots of beautiful people who you would be able to see if those 2 idjuts 

(as the Paddy's say) would get out of the way!

 

 

Of course the Castle is mostly famous for the

which has the effect on he who kisses it thus

 

The un-eloquent (if there is such a word) were about to be converted, while

 

 already some were being initiated 

high above,

our turn would come later but first a look around the 
Castle Grounds.

 

Visiting the Troglodytes.

 

For unknown reasons, I had always imagined the Blarney Stone to be a well close to the river but as previously stated it is high on the castle ramparts, now began the long climb with fantastic sights en-route.

 

 

 

There were a good number of tourists but little of a wait as we finally approached the ritual site.

First problem for the 'Skinny Kids' amongst us was getting down on you back, not a problem in the days when I was suppose to have been working.

Today there was a bit of creaking before grabbing the support rails either side.

Finally,

 THE KISS (Gustav Klimt).

and on the subject of 'eloquence', there's always one who has to lower the tone. The sign quite clearly said NO TONGUES - Yuk!

We all passed with flying colours and just compare with the image above, OOZING ELOQUENCE or what? Final port of call within the Castle Grounds was a most interesting

 

 

DEADLY NIGHTSHADE.

Our Leader usually has a trick or two up his sleeve and we were now about to be led to a meeting with 

 The Man In Black himself, Johnny Cash who was known to visit a pub just across the road

THE MUSKERRY ARMS

It took a full 'four pints' before Jim came to the conclusion he had got it wrong and we decanted to the

 

just a few paces away. "Aye to be sure, to be sure this is the place", famous last words of Jim the Medic, no one within had a clue what the hell he was on about and also pointed out that Cash had past away a full 9 years ago. It was 13:00 as we entered the pub for a couple more and a bite to eat followed by a return to Garnish House to spruce up for the evening. As a footnote it would be appropriate to make mention of the hugely warm welcome we have received during the trip so far. The professionalism, kindness, help etc of taxi drivers, bar and restaurant staff, along with the general public and all else has made this a great visit, we were not to know there was even better to come that evening which will have to wait for another post?

I'm a King Bee - Slim Harpo

As that Blues Legend used to croon,
"Buzz a while - Sting a bit"
ABYSMAL

About the only word that comes close to giving an accurate account from the

Moth Traps!

However, with yesterday’s temperature peaking at +32°C and a steady+18°C 

things bode well for today’s catch?? We will see!

Rounderbouts and Swings we know but 61 individual macro moths to a

total of 24 Species in High Summer, well quite frankly never seen the likes of it before!

Best from each of the 2 locations

 WHITE-POINT
and

 LARGE EMERALD

now being caught in 3 and 4's.

Sticking with the theme there were a couple of other Insects in,
or close to the traps, with
Damage Limitation

 out of reach for this hapless

 RED ADMIRAL

 only to willing to spend what may have been its last moments on film!
There was also a far more pristine looking 

COMMA BUTTERFLY

caught inside the awning of next doors caravan but once calmed

posing and willingly showing the 'punctuation mark' that gives it the name!

Before heading north we did take time to capture this

 Unidentified
 SPIDER

teasing an equaly unknown 
'prey species'!
On the way to the Heath it was found that a number 
Dragon and Damselflies
had moved onto both ponds including

 AZURE DAMSELFLY

RED-EYED DAMSELFLY
a reminder that the

GREY HERON
is still lurking, within ear-shot of a Willow Warbler, with

 BROWN HAWKER

 FOUR-SPOTTED CHASER
and

KEELED SKIMMER
bringing up the rear guard.
Within the Solar Panel Compound bird life has been at a premium
so anything was better that nothing including a few

STARLING

occasionally fraternising with the local

MEADOW PIPITs

On the Heath just a single

 WHITETHROAT

 was reluctant to hang about as this 'blink and you'll miss it' clip shows

but other Warblers were on hand.

Nothing more exciting than a few each of

 CHIFFCHAFF

 between bouts of

rapidly ripening

WILLOW WARBLER

and

BLACKBERRIES

After perusing a full muster of the now 'local'

AIRBUS's

unusual as one or the other is usually buzzing to or from China,

even had we not been given a 'heads-up' the 

Best would surely have been saved until Last.

An E-mail from a gentleman I do not know, informed me that he had 

gained permission to site a

BEEHIVE

 here which for my money is most welcome. Having little or no knowledge of the practice

looks like a learning curve might be on the way

(a bit wobbly)

and there seemed to be only a few Insects but that will hopefully rectify itself from wild stock??

Also of note, my senior apprentice Chloe is also a practicing

APIARIST

we feel a meeting coming on!