131/365:2010 Laser Point

Am I just seeing dots now? This is my 'clicker' to wirelessly move on PowerPoint presentations at church. It also has a laser pointer, hence the red dot.

130/365:2010 Dundonald

Coming down the Carrowreagh Road this morning, I noticed this great view of the village of Dundonald, so this is today's photo. On the left, you can see the old and new churches of St Elizabeth's, and in the distance at the top right corner, towards Tullycarnet/Gilnahirk/Braniel.

129/365:2010 Are You Listening?

Short on time and inspiration late on Sunday night and my iPod earphones fitted the bill. The pink background is a Moleskine journal (not mine, I hasten to add!).

128/365:2010 Changing the World

My latest read is all about changing the world - through effective youth ministry. Very challenging, but excellent stuff!

127/365:2010 Family Fun Night

A great evening at church with lots of families coming together for some fun and food! I didn't get the chance to take any photos at it so this was the signup sheet when I got home!

126/365:2010 Election Night

Indulging my inner politics geekiness watching the election results.

125/365:2010 Isn't Mushroom In There

A combination of a late photo, a lack of inspiration and a very bad joke brings you today's entry. Which reminds me: why did the mushroom have lots of friends? He was a funghi to be around!

124/365:2010 CD in the Letterbox

One of the less well-known ministries of our church is the CD ministry. Elderly and housebound members of the congregation are visited each week with a cd copy of the morning and evening services. While I'm not elderly or housebound, I get a copy of the CDs to upload the sermons onto the church sermon blog. Last Sunday's CDs arrived today. Thanks Frazer and Carol!

123/365:2010 Where's the Yoghurt?

A wee afternoon road trip to the Mournes and a stop at the Spelga Dam. Sadly we didn't see the yoghurt in the dam though!

122/365:2010 What Time Is It?

For me, it was almost time to go to church, but I got a photo of the dandelion clock in the garden before I left.

Incidentally, I'm not much of a gardener - apart from the dazzling display of dandelions... they're flowers, aren't they?!

121/365:2010 On The Shelf

A wee day of exploring which ended in Omagh. This was the first time I'd seen my book in an actual bookshop since it was launched two years ago. My previous job was with a Victims' Support Group working with victims of the brutal terrorist campaign in Northern Ireland, particularly in the County Tyrone area. As part of that work, I researched and delivered classes in Irish History, which were used to produce 'Journeying Through Irish History' - only available from Carlisle's in Omagh, or through West Tyrone Voice, or directly from myself...

120/365:2010 Distance to Empty

The car's computer gives several measures including this one - distance to empty. The number of miles that you should be able to cover until the tank is empty.

Today marks the first third of 365 completed (in terms of months!), but there's another 245 days until we're done. 245 more photo ideas to come up with.

(Plus, just for Wils, we listened to Radio Ulster - the Colin Murray late night programme in Friday nights!)

119/365:2010 Happy Birthday to Me!

Please don't think I'm a greedy gorb having eaten all this cake by myself. This is the remains of it following staff meeting and afternoon tea! 29 on the 29th.

Select Vestry (the church committee) is on tonight which is a great way to celebrate my birthday!!!

118/365:2010 AAH

117/365:2010 Granny's Birthday!

This is my Granny Jean, on her 83rd birthday.

116/365:2010 Nuala at Night

This statue at Thanksgiving Square between the Waterfront Hall and Queen's Bridge on the River Lagan in Belfast has been given many alternative names. My favourite is Nuala with the Hoola!

115/365:2010 Full Moon

A quick and lazy shot tonight after a busy day, preached and did childrens' talk this morning, led the evening service and preached at youth group. This is the moon through our backdoor.

114/365:2010 Arachnophobia?

Bedtime and this massive spider was on the stairs! He got a wee trip on a piece of paper and a holiday outside. Let's hope he likes it out there!

113/365:2010 Back to School!

This morning I was taking a School Assembly in our local Primary School. Those election posters get everywhere, but then I suppose it's a place where lots of people congregate, and also the place where the votes will be cast on the 6th...

112/365:2010 Late Night Shopping

It's handy to have a 24 hour shop nearby when things are needed late on! Sadly I thought the big red sign would be lit up and it would make for a good reflection on the car roof, but it wasn't, so instead the big red letters fade away into the night.

111/365:2010 Happy Birthday to Her!

It's the Queen's 84th birthday, so I fished in my pocket and found three pound coins with three different portaits on them. Hope she's having a good day! Of course, this is just one of her two birthdays, with the official birthday in June. Does she get twice the number of
presents???

110/365:2010 First On The Doorstep

So there's just over a fortnight until the elections, and the first people to come round the doors were the Conservatives and Unionists. Can Trevor Ringland unseat a certain Mr Robinson? Here in Dundonald we have a bonus by-election to fill the seat on Castlereagh Borough Council vacated by a Mrs Robinson. I wonder just how much paper is used in the election campaign and ballot papers?

109/365:2010 Going, Going, Gone

The Belfast Wheel pods have all disappeared, so it's just the main frame left standing...

108/365:2010 Percy's Piglets

Yum Yum!

107/365:2010 Mystery Object

What is this?

106/365:2010 The End of the Wheel

The Belfast Wheel is being deconstructed over the weekend, having finished its turn in Belfast last Sunday. The Belfast skyline will seem very bare next week...

105/365:2010 The Opera House

Had a quick wander round Great Victoria Street tonight and caught this image of the Grand Opera House lit at night, with a handily passing bus providing the dramatic movement in the right corner.

104/365:2010 Gaz

Complete lack of inspiration today until I spotted the Church of Ireland Gazette on my desk. It's the weekly newspaper of the Church of Ireland, but what I spotted was a form of my nickname at school - Gaz, or Gazza. Something I haven't left behind though, as some in church have taken to calling me that too!!!

103/365:2010 Docs

My old Doc Martens which are mostly worn for cutting the grass now. First cut of the back garden this evening.

102/365:2010 Welcome to Stormont

A big day for Northern Ireland (despite the attempts of some terrorists to wreck it). I had a lunchtime walk in Stormont Estate and spotted this new angle on the old building.

101/365:2010 Waspy

Wasp in the whin (gorse) bushes on the north Down coast at Seahill.

100/365:2010 Evidence of Easter Eggrolling

Up at the Knockagh War Memorial above Carrickfergus today, and as I walked down the hill, I could see lots of egg shells and bits of boiled eggs. That's odd, I thought, then realised they must have been rolling their eggs at Easter on the hill here!

Today was a great day weather-wise, and I took quite a few photos on my big and proper camera, enough for a month of uploads - but I'm sticking to my photo-a-day rule for my 365, so if you want to check out some alternative candidates, click on the photo and explore around my Flickr!

099/365:2010 What Else?

Day 99 of the 365 photo challenge, and there was only one thing the photo could be. A 'ninety-nine' is an ice cream poke (wafer cone) with a Cadbury's chocolate flake in it. Maud's ice cream, obviously, and honeycomb in flavour!

Incidentally, did you know that Mr Morelli, the founder of the ice cream brand and cafes in Northern Ireland died at the age of 99?

098/365:2010 Night Driving

Perhaps the closest to midnight I've got without having my photo taken... Don't worry, I wasn't driving at the time...

097/365:2010 Budding Genius

Cotton Wool buds in a last minute shot...

096/365:2010 The Birthday 'Girl'

My mum's birthday today, shared with Ian Paisley and Paul Daniels!

095/365:2010 The Pictures

It's nice having a cinema very near to home.

094/365:2010 Risen!

The Easter Greeting from Church this morning. Jesus is alive!

093/365:2010 Value for Money?

Late shopping in Tesco and their special offer makes a mockery of the 'better value' pack. Most people would buy the big one to get value for money, yet it's actually cheaper to buy two smaller ones!

092/365:2010 Hot Cross Buns

Good Friday, and some seasonal food (although I like them all the time!)

091/365:2010 Home Communions

The borrowed Home Communion set I'm using this week to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus with those who can't make it out to church any more.

090/365:2010 Eggs-citing Present!

A friend bought us an Easter egg. Yum yum!

089/365:2010 Rain Again!

This was the rain before the snow, and quite a shock to the system, having been in Lanzarote last week!

088/365:2010 Sermon Notes

Holy Week, and the first Dundonald Bible Week. Tonight was the youth night in the Baptist Church.

087/365:2010 Final Dawn

Early light on our hotel as we prepare to return home to the cold!

086/365:2010 Night Princess

Our last night in Lanzarote, so I took the obligatory night time pool shot!

085/365:2010 High Tide

The tide was certainly in, and right over the raised platform...

084/365:2010 Under the Sea!

Went on a wee excursion today, on a Submarine Safari from Puerto Calero on Lanzarote. This was the moment the diver was feeding the six foot long ray! Looks like his arm is getting eaten!

083/365:2010 Market Mirrored

Wednesday, and we had a dander to the market held in Marina Rubicon, just down from our hotel in Playa Blanca. Mirrors always catch my eye to see the new perspectives!

082/365:2010 Another Day by the Pool

Tuesday, and while the view has changed, the activity is the same. Reading and relaxing by the pool!