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We went to Dun Laoghaire today – shocker. We seem to do that most Sundays. But we had a nice day. We walked down the West (aka other) Pier. Lily and I saw a seal – it seemed to look right at us. It was a pretty cold day but seeing the seal made the cold walk worth it.
After our walk we had lunch at one of our favorite Dun Laoghaire restaurants – Oliveto. I had Ox Cheeks and Thyme Risotto. It was really, really good and that’s not just the Chianti talking! We walked through the People’s Park Market and bought some fudge on the way to get to the bus .
On the way home we stopped and watched half of a rugby match. We had run into one of my walking friends (which just means someone I see and sometimes talk to on my walks around the park) and he had told us that it was a big match. The good news is that Seapoint won – which meant they won the league. The rugby fields are just across the street. Patrick and I watched the match. The girls played in the playground. (Which might make you think they’d be tired – but no one is asleep at 9:30 on a Sunday night. I think we’re still getting used to Irish time.)
I tried to use pictures today that captured everyone’s mood. (Kate is still not feeling 100 percent.)
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We also saw three herons (they looked like cranes). They are very tall and stately and look a little also like storks possessing the same elongated body and slow, meditative, loping flight pattern. To see three together was startling. The West side of the pier is where the nature aficionados walk as it has a more raw, natural and elemental feel to it (i.e. more weeds, puddles, gravel etc), but it’s also where the seals and birds congregate. I thought the huge battlement granite blocks would make a great location for the opening scene of an Irish Hamlet as it had a very blasted, bleak, but imposing Elsinore look to it. “Stay you imperfect speaker!” Haunting. Also, a glass of chianti in that mellow Italian was the sweetest and most relaxing libation we’ve had since last week!
Comment by Patrick O\'Donnell February 8, 2010 @ 1:48 pm