A Few Friends in Dalkey 27 Jan '07

Bren, Steve, Fergal, Santi, Rabha, Dermot, Jim, Tamara, Tim (Late), Francis (photographer), Mike (off in the sun!)

Two Umbellifers

Yarrow and wild carrot - both with umbrella shaped flowerheads.

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What's this flower?

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On the old path up by the tunnel.

Jellys fight back!

After years of tyranny at the cruel net of evil Vico dictator, Dr. Death, the jellys have finally initiated a retaliatory suicide stinging campaign, that would strike fear in the hearts of Mossad!
The Jelly Jihad became manifest last night, when a precisely orchestrated land-based attack was executed to effect maximum injury upon Dr. Death, in the supposed safety of his bullet proof armoured car.
The plan involves what we must assume to be but the first of many jellys pulsing towards the callous murderer's net of martyrdom.
The aspiring martyr castrates his tentacles upon entering the glorious net and smears them around the tool of terror, in the hope that they will enter the dastardly doctor's secure vehicle.
As the dying lion lies listlessly in the lush vico vegetation - fertilized by the death of his ancestors - he unleashes his coup de grâce, exploiting the little understood phenomenon of quantum entanglement, which allows him to control his severed tentacles from a distance.
The scheme was executed with near perfection last night, when the evil doctor's eyes were subjected to a torturous attack by the remote controlled tentacles, with near fatal consequences on the tyrant! Will he change his ways???

Sea Data

Some good Irish sea swell wave and temperature data (here):

My previous S##T post refers...

Well as sort of suspected, those lovely sleek yachts belonging to the rich and aimless, that are often found occupying our little bay on a sunny day, may also be contributing to the water pollution. Have a look at section 3.3 of the Dun Laoghaire marina booklet (here);

Craft not fitted with holding tanks shall not discharge sewage directly into the marina or harbour.

The inference being it's OK to discharge anywhere else?

Craft fitted with holding tanks may discharge sewage at the sewage discharge facility ... There will be a charge associated with such discharge.

The pollution in our water, after these boats have paid us a visit, suggests to this blogger that the greed culture, which endowed many of these sailors with their yachts, may dominate their thinking when their "tanks are full" - to our detriment!