This is a picture of Freddie taken a few weeks ago in Baddeck. He has just returned from vacation in Cape Breton with his humans. I suspect he's surveying his domain looking for some small varmint to play with. He has that look of feline intensity that comes with the hunting instinct. We could learn a thing or two about concentration from our pets.  

A Broken Heart. Even in Ireland it's a possibility. . . . .  

My pal Eileen just stopped by for dinner. We fed each other bullshit, and she left me this lovely picture of her mother's day flowers. Nice.  

This lovely sculpture resides in Ennis, County Clare. It is called "The Fiddler". 

The Murphy's sign painter hanging around on a wall in Corcaigh, Ireland.  

I just got back from Ireland. This neolithic tomb is located near the city of Sligo in the northwest of the island at a site called Carrowmore. In the background you can see another much larger tomb on top of the mountain. The one on the horizon is known as Mebh's tomb. Carrowmore is quite an intriguing place because there are literally dozens of tombs still visible, both in the immediate area and on all of the mountains that lie on the horizon. Most of them date to times before the great pyramids in Egypt. You can see structures that are anywhere from 5000 to 7400 years old. It's nothing short of amazing.