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Tag Archives: DPchallenge
Daily Post Photo Challenge: Between
This week’s theme for the Daily Post Photo Challenge is ‘Between’ This photo was taken at Ardnamona Woods near Donegal Town. It was a damp Sunday afternoon towards the end of winter but we really wanted to get out of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ardnamona, Donegal Town, DP photo challenge, DPchallenge, family, ireland, Ireland. Siobhan McNamara, nature, photography
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On The Move – Weekly Photo Challenge on WordPress
The theme of this week’s challenge for the Daily Post on WordPress is ‘On the move’ To find out how to get involved or to view other contributions, click here
Posted in Photography
Tagged Derry City, Donegal, DP photo challenge, DPchallenge, hang glider, ireland, Kerrykeel, Northern Ireland, on the move, photography, Portsalon, Rossnowlagh, Siobhan McNamara
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Writing Challenge: Writerly Reflections
Today’s Daily Post writing challenge is Writerly Reflections. I read a lot as a child, and still do, but the quote below marks the first time I thought of stories as beginning with one person and being absorbed and re-imagined by … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryan MacMahon, creative writing, DPchallenge, Siobhan McNamara, Windows of Wonder, writing
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Weekly Writing Challenge: Power of Names
This is written in response to the Daily Post Weekly Writing Challenge: Power of Names. It is mainly true, with a few details changed in order to respect the privacy of others. What’s in a name? Many years ago I … Continue reading
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Tagged DPchallenge, name, nickname, non-fiction, Siobhan McNamara, suicide intervention
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My Little Book of Lunchtime Verse
A first draft based on this week’s writing challenge at http://wordpress.com/read/post/id/489937/66914/ I started a new job the week before my mother died. I had an hour long drive each way a full day at work, a young family who … Continue reading
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Tagged DPchallenge, grief, lunchtime, poetry, Siobhan McNamara, verse
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Thoughts on a January Day
The birds sing more enthusiastically today though spring is still some time away. Sharp air softens, first buds on apple trees appear, and tulip bulbs push green stems through the wakening earth. The garden calls; there is so much to … Continue reading
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Tagged apple trees, birdsong, DPchallenge, garden, January, poetry, Siobhan McNamara, tulip bulbs, verse, winter
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