Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts

Monday, 16 November 2015

Oxford Island.


A shopping trip to Rushmere Shopping Centre on Saturday, then a stop off at Oxford Island.
I was reluctant to get out of the car.  Do we have to?  It was wet.  Can you see Lough Neagh?


Looking the other way towards the Discovery Centre and the berries were dripping wet. 


The weather was improving  a bit.


Bullrushes.



The wet afternoon was brightening up. This wall mural was amazing.



The texture of the wall made the  butterflies and bees look almost real.




I loved the way the daisies had been painted over this door. Why don't we paint our houses like this?!


Too wet for a picnic.


Maybe it will be dry in the woodland, under the canopy of trees. 




Ssshhh!


Oops! No, not Santa in the hide, he's everywhere at the moment!



Can't see many birds.


Never mind, it was worth getting out of the car despite the wet weather.
There's plenty to see at Oxford Island.

Friday, 10 January 2014

Stormy weather.

                                               Grey day. Newcastle, Co. Down,  sea front.


                                                                  Waves were crashing.


Looking towards the Slieve Donard Hotel.


                                   This is how it looked in the summer with the tide right out.


Fancy a dip in the Tropicana?


Too stormy to get out of the car.


We always go to The Strand and look out at the sea but I've never seen it so rough.


Looking towards Slieve Donard
.....and this is how it looked in the summer...


........and now the waves are crashing over the promenade.


                 This family couldn't resist having a closer look ... it was so noisy and exciting....


                                                           but they soon turned away......


                                                           ....because this was coming!


After that, we headed for Tyrella beach.
Mad dogs and English(wo)men...... but not quite the midday sun.