Christmas 2011
Where does the time go? It’s Christmas week and I’m way behind. Thankfully I have the bears to rely on. As you can see they are out and about collecting natural decorations to make the house look seasonal. Now if I could only get them working on a few other projects !!
Happy Christmas to all !
Travel thoughts
I enjoy meeting and visiting friends as I work around the world and that involves a lot of travelling. But this little swallow – less than an ounce in weight – made the 6000 mile flight from southern Africa to nest and start a family in Dublin. In late autumn they will all set off on the return journey to the other side of the world! Isn’t nature wonderful!
A great live stream from the nest in our President’s residence - Áras an Uachtaráin can be seen at Nestcam2011. Apart from being a marvellous view of the little swallow minding the four precious eggs, it also includes lots of information for children and teachers – and the eggs are due to hatch in the next few days !
Happy New Year !
The New Year is definitely in – we’ve had January, Vietnamese and Chinese New Year celebrations, and it’s actually spring if you’re going by the Celtic calendar!
Neither Bear nor I made any resolutions – just as well perhaps!
However we are going to try to add some more info to this blog – on a more regular basis! But not just right now because we are travelling – we will arrive at our next destination in a few days. Bear is very excited – he’s been there before and loved everything about the place – especially the people – so below there’s a photo clue with a promise to write again after we arrive!
Snow and the unexpected
Work , snow , a new computer , more work and more snow have kept me away from writing anything for the last month. However the bears have been busy… I haven’t got the time to go into details right now … suffice it to say they have done the Christmas preparations. Photo proof right here
And I was sent this wonderful link , which I’d like to share as the best of seasonal joy.
http://www.casttv.com/video/tlo6zvl/christmas-food-court-flash-mob-hallelujah-chorus-must-see-video
Here’s to all the times when the wonderful and unexpected happens in our lives.