Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with Peter, I like them all, they are really lovely pictures! Lluis > El 19 mar? 2025, a les 21:52, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> va > escriure: > > They're gorgeous Douglas. I particularly like the one of him with the > Tricolour, but they are all great! Makes me smile. > > Peter > > On 19/03/2025 01:32, Douglas Barry wrote: >> I didn't do much on St. Patrick's Day, despite having the offer of a >> press pass for the parade in Bray, as I couldn't. My cameras stayed at >> home with me. >> However, my 3 year old grandson Louis took a bigger part in the Day than >> he ever did before. He and his parents were over in the west of Ireland >> for the weekend with his other grandparents at their home in Spiddal, Co. >> Galway. He found himself recruited for an appearance at Spiddal's parade. >> Every self respecting town in Ireland tries to have a parade on this day, >> and, in rural areas, it veers on the compulsory. >> Spiddal (An Spid?al in Irish) is a small town in a pleasant seaside rural >> area alongside Galway Bay. It is also a Gaeltacht area where Irish is >> spoken as the first language. In fact, my daughter-in-law and her father >> Steve speak fluent Irish, and Steve regularly talks to Louis in the >> native tongue. To complicate matters, his wife, Louis's Mamie, is French >> and speaks in French to Louis who somehow manages to give the impression >> he understands both languages. >> Anyway, Louis was very enthusiastic about the day and caught the eye of >> the Irish television broadcasters RTE and TG4 who turned up to film the >> parade. We, of course, up in the big smoke (Dublin) had no idea that this >> was happening until, while watching the news on television, I spotted >> Louis in his outfit. I then paused the TV and took a poor shot of him >> using my mobile. Within a half an hour, my wife's WhatsApp started to >> fill with images from the west. Starting with my own poor shot of him on >> my TV, here are a few more. >> Louis on the TV news. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Louis+on+the+TV+news.jpg.html >> Prepping up with an Irish flag. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Louis+Flag+SPD2025.jpg.html >> My son, a jumping grandson and someone I don't know readying the banner >> for the locality. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Louis+Banner+SPD2025.jpg.html >> Louis being rushed along in his "float" - a decorated shopping trolley. I >> have no idea who the others are, other than most of them seem to be >> having a good time. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Louis+Float+SPD2025.jpg.html >> I have no idea whether my son or daughter-in-law took the shots. Maybe >> it's time to take my cameras down the west next year... >> Douglas >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > > Dr. Peter Dzwig > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information