Waiting

Some North East Liberties folk have spotted something interesting while waiting for their bus:

But the lady on the right is missing out...

A wee bull

This young fellow was in our fields earlier this year:

It was quite amazing to watch how quickly he gained weight on a diet purely of good Ulster grass.  His mummy was never far from his side, though:

And these two would appear to have fallen out with each other:

I must admit to having a bit of a soft spot for cows.  They are terribly inquisitive creatures and very observant - always keeping an eye on what we humans are up to when we are anywhere near them.  Some are friendlier than others and will come right up to you to see what the craic is.  In my youth it wouldn't have cost me a thought if there were cows in a field - I would have walked through them no problem.  Today I just wouldn't chance it.  I wonder if it's something they put in their feed nowadays that can make them very aggressive.  Or perhaps I was just fearless back then and a little more cautious today....

Christmas Quiz

I came up to the hallway the other morning and found these lying there:

It made me wonder, Now who would wear footwear like that?  <Hint: scroll down for answer...>



















Yes, they belong to this Bright Young Thing:

That's The Lad on the left there and his gf Clare on the right, who is of course the owner of this pair of not-so-sensible shoes.  Ah to be young again....

Familiar territory

Meanwhile, back in Portstewart, there's a familiar sight on The Prom:

A lady sitting down and taking in the view.  Not just any lady, mind you, this one is related to me - only by marriage, you understand...

They're about to demolish those railings and no doubt replace them with some chromed ones, as seems to be the In Thing nowadays.  They are pretty corroded, I have to admit and probably the Council are concerned about someone falling through them onto the lower deck.

The soldier on top of the War Memorial is still doing his watchful thing:

These railings get looked after a bit better than the other ones - at least a refurb every year before November time.

'Tis the season for it

So Santa is well and truly on his merry way so it seems appropriate to wish all you readers a big Thank You for visiting my little blog.

As usual I'll be at home with Missy and Mrs Liberties and a few other close family.  With luck The Hound and I will get to the beach for a bit of fresh air in order to work up an appetite for the Main Event.  Then it will be Christmas Quizzes until we are all falling asleep.

Wherever you are, stay safe and have a Very Happy Christmas.

The Look

Continuing with Stories from the Bench, here's one:

Unfortunately the light was fading and even with HP5 there's a bit of camera shake.  No matter - I like the lady, who has turned back to look at the bloke on the bench.  Does she fancy a bit of whatever he is eating?  Did he say something to her?  Maybe it's her ex...we'll never know.

A bench

I took quite a few snaps of a bench while I was in Bath - from the balcony.  Every time I looked down to the street the bench was there and usually there was something different about it.

Just to set the context, here it is in its unused state:

Notice how everyone seems to be ignoring it in the snap above there.  But it did get used - a lot.

Below we have some dodgy deal going on - the two guys clearly oblivious to our bench.

I bet it could tell some stories, that bench.  Looks like the wind was up in that last snap there, since one of the advertising boards has been blown over.  More to come tomorrow on this theme...