Autumn is all about hoarding. Hoarding food, hoarding images of bright colours and still warm days to keep the cold of winter at bay, hoarding memories of the year gone by as it slowly approaches its end.
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| Leaves on the bandstand in St Helena Park |
Yesterday I decided to hoard some images. It was bright and sunny. The autumn colours are approaching their best but a night's frost or strong wind could denude the trees.
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| View from Ice House Hill |
So I decided I'd devote Saturday to photography. But I'd forgotten that with himself away at a family celebration, I'd have to do all the chores, give the dog his first walk of the day, catch up with laundry and tidying the house.
I adjusted my plans and decided that rather than driving around the countryside, I'd take my camera with me while doing the grocery shopping and get some shots how autumn also brings beauty to town.
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| Ice House Hill |
Dundalk is lucky to have two fine parks close to the centre of town - St Helena's Park with its lovely old bandstand and mature trees, and Ice House Hill, with its pond, public art and, of course, the ice house to which it owes its name.
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| Feeding the ducks in Ice House Hill |
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| Wildfowl on the pond at Ice House Hill |
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| The bandstand in St Helena Park |
