Bank Holidays

Well, no difference there! After four days of clear skies and sunshine (albeit with a cool southwesterly breeze) the Bank Holiday dawned with grey skies and driving rain which stayed for the whole day. Not much chance of cycle to the pub for lunch today.

We had a busy weekend around the cottage but managed a couple of outings. On Saturday evening I rode into Corofin to watch the Munster/Leinster game – the way there is great – downhill almost the whole way and a 30mph plus hill - not so much fun on the way home – Munster lost the game, there was a headwind and the rain came on just as I started to climb the big hill.

Sunshine again on Sunday and we went on a Burren Trust organised walk which focussed on the butterflies of the Burren. There are apparently 30 species which are either native or migrate here but the cool weather meant that we didn’t see a single one. However a very interesting talk on the way round and a walk that we hadn’t done before.

Linda has planted her flower border and is now doing battle with the snails and slugs. Think the slugs won the first round but Linda has won the last couple since she started with the chemicals – there goes our organic farming reputation!

In response to a couple of comments to my last post have committed to visiting the bar/undertakers when I am in town to check it out. Will report back