Category Archives: Animals

Lion Eyes

Posted on December 11, 2015 by rjmackin

I used to like Leo Varadkar. Back in the day when he challenged received wisdom, showed little tolerance for the flagrant excess of the public sector and gave away free Lion Bars when canvassing on the door steps of Dublin … Continue reading →

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Solomon’s Choice

Posted on August 25, 2015 by rjmackin

Some not so good news from Mac Towers. Yesterday our two girls, Delaney and Bonnie had a pretty bad fight. It started over nothing much but ended up with both of them badly hurt with deep cuts and lacerations. This … Continue reading →

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“This land is your land and this land is my land, sure . . . but the world is run by those that never listen to music anyways”. Bob Dylan

Posted on May 20, 2015 by rjmackin

i blew into Dublin in the early naughties a very green boy and throughout the years, here in our centralised capital i’ve seen enough to help me make the climb to the heights of Firhouse, an area of southwest Dubh … Continue reading →

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Bin there, done that

Posted on March 11, 2015 by rjmackin

This is what we came home to last night having popped next door for a short while…  

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Puppy dog eyes

Posted on January 16, 2015 by rjmackin

How could you say no???

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Squirrel!

Posted on January 14, 2015 by rjmackin

This cheeky chappie has figured out how to get the good stuff before the birds arrive!

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Real life Paddington? Dog and its suitcase of belongings abandoned – Independent.ie

Posted on January 7, 2015 by rjmackin

Real life Paddington? Dog and its suitcase of belongings abandoned – Independent.ie.

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The littlest hobo

Posted on December 16, 2014 by rjmackin

Last night when we were out on our walk Bonnie disappeared. After a considerable period of increasingly frantic calls, whistles and searching, we spotted her… Let’s have a closer look at that… You’d swear we didn’t feed them!

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Doggy dreams

Posted on December 9, 2014 by rjmackin

This dog is having a bad dream so his pal decides he needs a cuddle.

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Dead Cat Bounce

Posted on November 20, 2014 by rjmackin

Spectacular cat jumping fails.

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