Spring, 2026
Dublin may have its faults, but it does afford us some rather lovely views… From tree blossoms to those little vistas in my own apartment, I really do try my best to notice the little things, and enjoy the small moments in life.
And so I photograph them, and share them with you all.
Friday, 20-March-2026
I really do enjoy going to concerts. Shows. Gigs. Really, just neat events.
Seeing the setup and little hints of the work behind the scenes… people watching before the show… Then seeing the energy of the whole crowd when the band finally comes on and pours their hearts out on stage… It’s really fun, and something I wish I had the time / energy / knowledge to do more often.
As September Ends isn’t a band I’d heard of before.
Instagram advertising isn’t something I really pay attention to.
But this time? The fourth or fifth time I saw the ad, I realized that the show was coming up in a week or so… and that it was something ridiculously cheap, like 15 euro or something. And it was a 10min walk from the apartment. Really… I just didn’t have an excuse NOT to go, so I went.
And you know what? It was, to the surprise of no one, really fun!
No, no I don’t really have any other stories to tell about it. It was a good show, the music was solid, and the crowd was fun. They performed, I enjoyed it, I went home. Kind of meh, in that regard… but you know what? I got out of the house, I saw a show, and I enjoyed it. That’s all this guy needs.
Saturday, 07-March-2026
Exploring! Hiking! The kind of thing that I started this blog specifically to write about!
You know? That thing that I’ve barely done since moving to the Island that “absolutely has amazing hiking, which is why I don’t have to even check it”? Yeah… Well, I’ve learned the error in the assumption / statement that I made back in 2023. I’ve learned it HARD.
I do still get out to some hiking, though – and this one was a great example.
A neighbor of ours invited me along to hike a nearby mountain, one of his favorites, nice and near the city. It was a perfect chance to get out of town, get to catch up with him, and to just decompress a little bit.
So… Here’s pictures of it. It was pretty!
Of course, I did need a minor reminder as to some of my concerns about staying in Ireland long-term, though. That there are some cultural differences, and that this hike, regardless of how pretty it was, was still very much not public space and was only available at the permit of the landowner.
I… uhh… I am not a fan of the sign at the entrance to the hike. But I won’t be going into that any further.
(Okay, I’ll go into it a little bit further. I looked it up, and this is just so incredibly illegal here in Ireland. While there are some instances where it could be legal (if the dog was repeatedly attacking sheep) they’re very few and far between. That being said… would the Gardaí actually prosecute someone?)