Bits and pieces by Lois

Magnificent

I had very mixed feelings about seeing this handsome and proud animal sitting staring back at the visitors in the zoo. He is a mature orang utan from Borneo. The zoo does wonderful work by captive breeding, and helping to protect endangered species, but somehow the dignity of the animal seems compromised.

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Bits and pieces by Lois

Fun Land

It struck me as amusing that there was a sign next to this boarded up building saying ‘Funland’; in fact it was a sign for the building beside it. In fact this elegant building used to be the National Irish Bank. It is situated on O’Connell street in Dublin and was designed by the Scottish […]

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