Dun Laoghaire Deviation

On our frequent trips between the home base of Wicklow and work in Dublin, it's always a pleasure to stop off along the way in Dun Laoghaire, and as this is panoramic Saturday, here's a wide view, from the end of the east pier, back across the beautiful harbour to the town.

A Question Of Balance

A moorhen standing one-legged on a piece of wood among the reeds at Arklow Nature Reserve.

40 Shades Of Green

Travelling round Knockree Hill heading for Enniskerry, County Wicklow, we see the woods of the beautiful Glencree Valley and their myriad varieties of trees in various stages of bloom.

Dune Grazing

Today we observe some of the many horses grazing on beautiful Buckroney Dunes, near Brittas Bay, County Wicklow, with the famous golf links of the European Club in the background.

Djouce II

This is Djouce Mountain as viewed from the road between Roundwood and Enniskerry, County Wicklow.
In 1946, a JU-52 flying from Le Bourget in Paris to Dublin, and carrying a party of 23 French Girl guides and 4 crew, crash landed into the mountain in a raging storm having got lost in cloud.  Though some of the passengers and crew were injured, all had somehow managed to survive, and the aircraft was more or less intact allowing at least some shelter from the storm. One of the girls managed to find her way down and raised the alarm at a nearby hotel and so all were rescued.

Djouce

Today we're in Djouce, County Wicklow at the edge of Djouce Woods which adjoins the Powerscourt Estate near Enniskerry. Djouce is very popular for walking and mountain biking.

Sugarloaf Mountain

This is a view of the western slopes of Sugarloaf Mountain, Co Wicklow.