Outside Lies Magic
I created a new Flickr group called Guess Where Dublin.
The idea is totally ripped off from many other similar groups, but I think it’s a great concept. Members are encouraged to post a photo taken somewhere in Dublin and everyone else has to guess exactly where it was taken. What could be more fun?
Not entirely unrelated, I just read a beautiful little book that interested types might enjoy: Outside Lies Magic: Regaining History and Awareness in Everyday Places by John R. Stilgoe. It’s a “guidebook to exploring” everyday places by walking or cycling, and it really is accessible and enjoyable. From the intro:
The whole concatenation of wild and artificial things, the natural ecosystem as modified by people over the centuries, the built environment layered over layers, the eerie mix of sounds and smells and glimpses neither natural nor crafted — all of it is free for the taking, for the taking in.
Join the group and start exploring.
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August 23rd, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Un. Believable! I was just about to start a blog called “Where in Dublin” where I’d post photos from around Dublin City. Guess I’ll just join this group instead! :-) Got my new Nikon in Conn’s the other day so I think I’ll head out around town.
August 23rd, 2007 at 11:36 pm
That’s on the canal near that street with the little kiosk in the middle of the road. I think.
August 25th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Kev, I have no idea how you got that correct from another continent. Especially since I know you’ve only been home for a few days since June ‘06. Anyway, well played sir.
August 26th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Correction Mr. Connolly. I’ve been home for only 10 days since September 2004. Not sure how I got it right either. There is something lodged deep in my memory that triggered my answer. Nice picture. When can I expect my prize? I assume it will be vouchers for Londis/Spar/Centra or something like that.
August 28th, 2007 at 12:20 am
The rules of the group clearly state that you have to leave your comment on the Flickr page of the photo in question, not here. You leave with nothing.
August 28th, 2007 at 12:54 am
For fuck’s sake! Your whole operation stinks.