Straight to the Lake!
Straight to the lakeshore after school, do not go pass Go, do not collect €200. But do bring wheelbarrow for schoolbags, snacks and...
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- Aug 30
Blackberry Picking
The walk from the school bus to the front door is taking an awful lot longer than it did last June. (Yum)
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- Jul 24
Wildflower Heaven
The meadow in front of the Lodge is in full bloom and a joy to behold! The roof is also in full bloom and blending in beautifully with...
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- Jun 27
The Summer Holidays are Here
The summer holidays are here. All is lush and green with long swishy swashy grass and wildflowers in every direction including up on the...
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- Jun 20
Pretty Cloudscapes
Pretty cloudscapes reflecting in the lake, brightening up our day!
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- Mar 21
That Eerie Sound is Just the Birds
While some of us have forgotten it's Spring thanks to all this dismal weather, the birds are cracking on with things. Undeterred by all...
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- Feb 27
Northern Lights Mesmerize
What a magical night! The Northern Lights mesmerized us here at Lough Mardal and across most of the North West last night. So many tmes...
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- Feb 21
Froggy Love is in the Air
Valentines Day may have passed but love is still in the air... and on the bog, and in the fields, in the ditches, in the puddles and on...
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- Jun 17, 2022
Lunchtime in the meadow
It's all go in the meadow. This little cuckoo flower is proving popular!
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- May 26, 2022
That Summer Feeling
And in a flash there was colour everywhere. The colour of summer! The wildflowers have started popping up everywhere now, each few days a...
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- May 9, 2022
A Friendly Pheasant
We've had a pretty prowler over the last couple of evenings making lots of squawky noise and venturing right up to our window. It's...
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- Mar 29, 2022
Busy Spiders of the Bog
What another beautiful start to the day as we continue enjoying this mini-heatwave. An ethereal fog hanging over the lake, early morning...
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- Mar 8, 2022
More signs of Spring
Canada Geese are back on the lake again. As its name implies, the greater Canada goose is not a native species - in Ireland colonisation...
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- Mar 8, 2022
Spring is here
The frogs are spawning and the buds are budding...hello Spring. Nature keeps to her schedule and the world keeps turning despite the...
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- Jul 27, 2021
Pretty moth
A lovely find by the girls - the Common Garden Tiger Moth - we usually see the caterpillars munching on ragwort but don't often see the...
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- Jul 8, 2021
A Drippy Start to the Day
Beautiful morning dew drops glistening on all the grasses this morning. Resulting in very wet jeans after my walk.
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- Jul 3, 2021
Grass Roof in Full Bloom
What an incredible aerial photo looking down over the Lodge. The skylight which seems massive when standing under it looks miniscule! And...
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- Apr 14, 2021
Heron in Flight
This heron, a regular visitor here, is usually very hard to photograph, let alone record on video. I manage to capture him today though...
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- Mar 14, 2021
Buzzard Sighting
Quite a few large birds are circling Lough Mardal the last few weeks as the lake shoreline has become a breeding ground for frogs - they...
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- Mar 4, 2021
Canada Geese
Lovely to see the return of the Canada Geese. They usually nest on one of the small islands on the lake. Our journey to school has been...
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