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Happy St. Brigid's Day to all our readers!
It's nice to have a long weekend just now, after a long wet and cold January, and very fitting that we celebrate Brigid at long last.
Glad to see the back of Storm Chandra ....
While there were a couple of very wet spots around Lucan, we did not do too bad this time.
This was the night before the storm - a magnificent sunset over Lucan! It sort of made up for those of us who missed the Norther Lights the previous week ....
If it's February, it must be Six Nations Rugby! Ireland will take on France, in Paris, on Thursday next. Fingers crossed!
None of the Dubs got off to a great start in their leagues. We were keeping an eye on Paul Casey's ladies, as well as the football and hurling lads. Indeed, the weather conditions were atrocious for all games.
The hurlers play Kildare this Saturday, and the ladies take on Meath on Bank Holiday Monday.
On Sunday 1st, the footballers face Mayo.
We remember they got off to a slow start last year, and then came on in leaps and bounds - so more of the same, please!
Happy 15th Birthday
to our grandson Sean on the 4th February.
Lots of love from Nanny and Granddad Cummins.
St. Mary's Camera Soiree
The members of the Camera Soiree will be mounting a selection of their photographs from their exhibition last November in the Parish Centre in Lucan Library from 9th February to 9th March 2026. So, at their meeting this Friday they were making choices as to what should go on display.
After the visit of storm Chandra (named after the Hindu god of the moon) last Monday and Tuesday it is cheering to be able to produce photographic evidence of the arrival of Spring in our gardens. I was surprised to learn that the origins of this storm can be found about 7,000 km away in the extremely cold weather that is gripping the United States just now! This has caused a much sharper than usual contrast in temperatures between warm and cold on that continent and this contrast supercharged the jet stream blowing from west to east that drives our weather patterns.
Now to this week's photos! Josie submitted a photograph of her first snowdrops, known as the first flower of spring, and a flower that has been known since the earlies times.
Frances submitted a photo of spring flowers from her garden as well.
Michael G captured a beautiful rainbow over Weston on Wednesday morning. Did you know that rainbows appear in the western sky in the mornings and in the eastern sky in the evenings?
Don sent in beautiful photographs of sunset on Tralee Bay and an empty Barrow Beach.
Stay safe until next week!
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