Club Outings
Friday 25th September evening turned out to be bright and sunny but unfortunately there was very little cloud at all in the sky. As a result the sunset was very flat with fairly pale colours after sunset. For Sylvia, the evening became a bit of a disaster from the...
Club Outings
Well, it was definitely thanks to Google Maps that we found our way to the War Memorial Gardens yesterday for our outing, so if anyone is going themselves we’d advise having the directions sent to your phone and it is easy! Traffic is busy enough so it is a real...
Club Outings
On Saturday 5th September 10 members arrived for our outing, we were greeted with a great array of colour, plant species and cultivars. The gardens were an oasis of calm and beauty. There were lots of cheeky squirrels playing around and a variety of birdlife. Sadly,...
Club Outings
It was a lovely morning when we arrived at the Phoenix Park last Saturday 16th August. The sun shone and a large herd of deer were soon spotted out in the middle of grassland. Seventeen OffShoot members, as well as other members of the public, edged gradually closer...
Club Outings
On Tuesday 4th August the forecast was gale force winds and the morning didn’t look promising but we had only one cancellation. Seventeen members duly turned up at the car park in Portrane! Three members headed down the beach where there was some shelter while the...
Club Outings
We had 12 members on our outing to the gardens on Sunday 26th July. The weather was kind to us and we had a great ramble through the formal and informal gardens. We also went on a trek down to the riverside walk by the Slaney. The walled garden had an array of...
