Last night's Hans Zimmer concert at the 3 Arena in Dublin was fantastic. Here's a load of photos I took of the concert and musicians: I'll be going to two more concerts on the current tour - Berlin and Krakow - in a few weeks' time. … [Read more...] about Hans Zimmer Live in Dublin
Irish Government’s 2022 St Patrick’s Day Video
The Irish government's official video greeting for 2022's St. Patrick's Day is both moving and beautiful. The messaging is pretty powerful: Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine” “We live in each other’s shelter” On this #StPatricksDay #Ireland stands in solidarity with the people of #Ukraine We are thinking of you today … [Read more...] about Irish Government’s 2022 St Patrick’s Day Video
Metallica’s One Medieval Style
Bardcore or Tavernwave. Of course somebody has come up with names for it. For me it was just a fun and creative take on familiar music. Álvaro Galán aka Algal the Bard has done some wonderful cover versions of rock classics. He's just given them a medieval flavour. This time round it's the turn of Metallica's One. And what a great backdrop! What do you think? Love … [Read more...] about Metallica’s One Medieval Style
Tomato Plant Growing Time Lapse
I fell down a Youtube hole the other evening, as can happen. This time it was all time lapse videos of various plants. The tomato plant one is fascinating to watch. I'm also really impressed with how they managed to grow the tomatoes from a slice of fruit, though this seems to be a fairly common method. If you've ever grown tomato plants you'll recognise the speed at … [Read more...] about Tomato Plant Growing Time Lapse
Trying to Grow Potatoes
This year I'm going to be trying to grow a few crops that I didn't even look at last year. The first one is potatoes. They're not exactly the most exotic of vegetables in many respects, but there is a huge variety of different potatoes available, even if the local supermarket only sells one or two of the more common strains. While I could have gone down the route of … [Read more...] about Trying to Grow Potatoes