The view or two from my "office"

[Mattg]

While you guys are all complaining about the heat, this was the weather in my part of the world today

 

[Pushka]

While you guys are all complaining about the heat, this was the weather in my part of the world today

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Oh just bu**er off. Your home capital city is melting right now. (Self imposed censorship btw).

Gorgeous pictures.

Even our cat is melting. Drama queen. My view this morning.

 

[amaroo]

That’s why Summer is great time to exit these shores ... no crowds, pretty decent weather in most places, and most importantly of all - you leave whilst all the pasty white Mexicans have rather rudely ruin your local lifestyle

 

[JohnM]

Max of 22deg forecast for PER today... Has already soared to 20 at 0900h WST

 

[VPS]

While you guys are all complaining about the heat, this was the weather in my part of the world today

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Max of 22deg forecast for PER today... Has already soared to 20 at 0900h WST

You can both go take a hike because I can't even go for a walk. Not leaving the house today

 

[JohnM]

It’s airconditioned in my present office .

 

[Pushka]

You can both go take a hike because I can't even go for a walk. Not leaving the house today

I ventured out for food for today and tomorrow. Deserted until 11am then boom. Home now until Friday morning.

 

[Bundy Bear]

On the train this morning with the early morning mist just south of Brisbane, the 4am wake up was no fun at all.

 

[Flashback]

Just enjoying the view from my office....

 

[VPS]

Just enjoying the view from my office....
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C'mon - you know the rules - where is it (apart from Ireland somewhere) please

 

[Flashback]

C'mon - you know the rules - where is it (apart from Ireland somewhere) please

It's about 10 minutes from Cork city centre, our friend's dairy farm (of course!)

 

[Captain Halliday]

It's about 10 minutes from Cork city centre, our friend's dairy farm (of course!)

A dairy farm without cows. How very British.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Nobody mention the Mad Cows !!

 

[Flashback]

A dairy farm without cows. How very British.

Oh they're here, but it's milking time so they're hiding in the shed

 

[VPS]

Nobody mention the Mad Cows !!

you called?

 

[OATEK]

Sunrise in Forest Hill as a Southern Trains EMU sets of a big spark on its journey towards Crystal Palace and on to Victoria.

 

[love_the_life]

Oh they're here, but it's milking time so they're hiding in the shed

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Come out, come out, wherever you are.

 

[Flashback]

So my second night it was off to the sister in law's place in a small town in West Cork not far from Bantry.

Open crab sandwich on Irish brown bread and seafood chowder in a quaint little pub in Bantry.



Then this morning a full Irish breakfast using Irish white and black pudding, Irish pork sausages, Irish pork bacon... you get the gist! Oh, the eggs were from the chickens on her property. Home made Irish brown soda bread too Too much food, I get the feeling she's trying to fatten me up!



The view from the breakfast table... a balmy 11 degrees (beats the 0 degrees that it was in London at the same time!).


And finally the chickens on the right and on the left the cattery she's building... fighting for council approval though even though everything had been done by the book and to spec!

 

[TomVexille]

Ooooh, soda bread. Not something that you see much down here

 

[VPS]

Ooooh, soda bread. Not something that you see much down here

I used to love soda bread when I was back packing around Ireland. Cooked breakfast and steal some soda bread and make marmalade sandwiches for lunch (or afternoon tea). I've tried to reproduce it but just can't do it here