Perceptions...

We interrupt this train of Galway-related photographs to bring you this video. I found it through a "video of the day" podcast which shows a youtube video reasonably regularly. It's called "Fishing Under Ice" and as well as being an excellent, clever video, it made me think about perception...



You see it took me a little while (once I saw the bubbles "falling") to realise what was going on, and to realise that I'd expected these guys to be fishing underwater, but the right way up - using harpoons or nets or something - and that something unusual was about to happen to them!

It goes to show that our perception and expectation is coloured by a video's title, and without context, our own experiences.

It's really clever. I like it a lot, hope you enjoyed it!

St. Patrick's Day!

Beannachtaí na Feile Pádraig libh go léir!

We were woken up this morning with some music from the Inishturkbeg's Brilliant Irish Flute series of enlightened cover versions - first there was Muse's Uprising, then some Kings of Leon "Sex on Fire" (below)



So, you mightn't like "trad" but projects like this bring Irish instruments together with popular modern music and fuse them together in a great way! More of this please!

The weather is gorgeous today. Coffee and pancakes up first, then there's a parade due locally this afternoon, which might well be of interest.

Anyone curious about parades in Kildare, check the Leinster Leader website for a comprehensive list.

Happy St Patrick's Day to one and all. Come and visit Ireland this year, it's going to be a good one!

A great song for a nice cold beer and a barbecue

It's the "I Like Beer" song! Which I found embedded at this website, but thought I'd share with you myself! It's a nice day for a cold one, must be nearly time to light up the barbecue! No road trips today, just some weather-related moseying and reading and a few bits round the house - only a small few mind!