Ireland day 1163. Wednesday 04 December 2024- Recovery Rain Video

Today’s summary	Val spent the day in the flat recovering from her dental work yesterday. I did my best to provide suitable support, then went out for a quick stroll round the demesne and on to the shops. In the afternoon, I had a video call with my friend in Houston, then joined a webinar in the evening organised by the Irish Geological Association, on the subject of the Irish Natural History Museum
Today’s weather	Overcast and dull with rain in the afternoon. Moderate south westerly wind. Appx 11c

Today’s overview location (The grey mark shows the location of my route)		Close-up location (The orange line shows where I walked) (Click button below to download GPX of today’s walk as recorded, or see interactive map at bottom with elevations corrected): Demesne and shops in the rain

Commentary

I had all sorts of plans for today, but in the end, in view of Val’s somewhat delicate state at the moment and the poor weather, I ended up doing much less than I had expected.

Val, by the way, is doing well today though understandably somewhat shell-shocked by the unexpected and sudden dental extraction yesterday. So she elected to spend most of the day in the flat, catching up on Christmas cards and generally taking things easy. Though we did manage a short walk to the shops together in the evening.

I also had a pretty quiet day. In the morning, I headed out into the demesne, intending to go on to make it a longer walk to the coast and back. But soon after I set out, it started raining so I decided to cut my losses and make my way back into town instead. I needed to pick up some stamps for the cards, so I made the best of it and made the Post Office my main destination instead of the beach.

After a light lunch of soup and toast, I dialled into a video call with my friend in Houston, and we spent a good hour discussing the challenges of the world. Good for keeping the neurones active.

Afterwards, by this stage I was expecting to take the train into Dublin for an evening lecture. It’s about the Irish Natural History Museum and is organised by the Irish Geological Association. But the dreary weather and the prospect of a tedious cold slow late-night journey back to Malahide afterwards rather put me off. So I took the “soft” option and decided to dial in by Zoom instead.

And that brings the day to a close. I’m going to log off now and resume my nursing duties. Even if that just means heating up a tin of baked beans!

Today’s photos (click to enlarge)


Up at the cricket ground. These poles have recently appeared – looks like some kind of lighting system is going to be installed. We will see.	Heading into the woods

Massive building works being done on this semi-detached house on Church Road. I feel a bit sorry for the people who live next door	Text here

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Delicate tracery of the wintry branches revealed following the autumnal leaf-fall (which has mostly finished now)