Random moment with Raven. An early morning walk along the cliffs to see & hear the cliff-nesting bird colonies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACSF...

ICE-US vs ISIS One group speaks Murican.

This looks promising. I hope they bring in a pay-per-mile for all of Ireland, not just all of Dublin. However, the push back on things that save lives, such as cameras on traffic lights & more speed cameras, doesn't bode well for plans to curb car use.

Having a bottle return right beside a cycle-route is & was always a dumb-as-fuk idea. People often smash the bottles deliberately on the cycle-route. I guess Bcoz they think it's hilarious.

View from the boat.

Random moment with Raven. Frosty January night, at the witching hour, under a full wolf moon, overlooking the sea.

Random moment in Dublin. Two Hooded Crows engaged in some anting behavior. From June 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFqz...

The weather is a bit chilly in Dublin at the moment, with some nasty morning frost in some spots. For those out there that have to deal with frosted windshields on your cars, here's a helpful tip on how to avoid it: Use a bike 😉

The politics of space. See the description I made below the video on You-Tube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1Ot... @irishcycle.com @dublincycling.bsky.social @dublininquirer.com @donnacooney1.bsky.social @olaln.bsky.social

Random moment with Raven. Morning view over the bay.

Random moment with Raven. Santa singing.

Remember when a climate emergency was declared in the Dail. Obviously it was meant hypothetically, Bcoz the actions of the government & public representatives don't reflect a belief that the climate, or environment, matter as much as profits for the few. www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...

Random moment with Raven. A walk on the beach.

Random moment with Raven. Early morning walk.

Random moment with Raven. Me trying to have a lie-in. Raven wondering why we haven't gone outside yet.

There are a few pairs of Hooded Crows that recognize both me & Raven. This is one of the pairs that knows us. If they think I haven't seen them, they'll land right in front of the bike to get my attention. They're monogomous & stay together all year, every year.

Happy Solstice.

Random moment with Raven. Seagull's shadow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPqP...

When I was a kid I used to wonder why north was up and south was down. Now I know it's because there's a great big balloon filled with helium pulling the world up at the North Pole.

I've become very disheartened about the state of things wrt active travel. I'm now wondering if there's any point in campaigning 4safe segregated cycle-infra when >80% of the people now using it are on illegal motorbikes, illegal fatbikes & illegal delimited pedelacs. None of this is active travel.

Random moment in Dublin. River Dodder.

For those interested, here's the new cycle-lane by the Dodder. @irishcycle.com @olaln.bsky.social @dublincycling.bsky.social

I think Trump has Trump derangement syndrome.

Well done Iceland. Glad to have you with us. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Typical driver behavior. They genuinely think they have complete priority on the roads. U can't hear it Bcoz my microphone is buggered, but the driver blasted the horn at the person on the NAB. Not a toot to say, 'careful, I'm here', nope, it was most definitely a 'fuk off out of my way'.

A huge Russian dis-information campaign is ongoing at the moment wrt the EU fining X for refusing to moderate its sh1tty platform. Meanwhile X (along with FB, Discord, LinkedIn, Utube & more) are completely banned in Russia. Interestingly, Musk, Vance, Orban & Co have zip to say about that.

Drivers are never not at it. This guy was texting on his phone and managed to forget to turn. He ended up driving straight into the segregated cycle-lane. But hey, remember folks, dress in head-to-toe HiViz when out walking or cycling.

Some heavy-duty concrete segregators are being installed on the new cycle-lane along by the Dodder. @irishcycle.com @dublincycling.bsky.social

Head's up for anyone interested. I purchased a TV show on Prime video. I had watched the 1st 2 episodes and suddenly (2 days after I purchased it) the licence to stream the show was pulled. No warning at all. I contacted Prime to ask & they said they'd refund the money, which is good, but...

Random mement with Raven. Raven defending the world against the shadow invaders. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQwC...

Random moment with Raven. Sunny day.

Either he was afraid of me, or he didn't fancy running through the flooded underpass.

Cycling home from work during the storm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sP1...

I'm puzzled why so many drivers complain about cycle-infra when they use it at every opportunity. They park on it, they drive on it, they use it for loading & unloading; they're always on it with their vehicles. Drivers should be shouting for even more cycle-infra so they can use that too.

These are metal bollards embedded in concrete, and that kerb is much higher than a usual kerb. My guess is that a driver of a HGV was staring at their phone instead of paying attention to their driving.

For those interested, a new floating bus-stop on the S2S north. A narrow cycle-lane is now even narrower. .

The Epstein e-mails are creating an uncomfortable stir for Trump at the moment, so I'm expecting a suitable distraction to divert peoples' attention. A war with venezuela perhaps?

Why don't those bloody cyclists use the cycle-lanes. Reason # 7,032

For those interested, this is the new cycle-lane being built along by Dodder Park. @irishcycle.com @olaln.bsky.social

Why don't bloody cyclists use the cycle-lanes. Reason #1,274

Random moment with Raven. Raven contemplating existence. Or, maybe he's just looking at the wading birds.

Update on this cycle-lane. Last Thursday, someone came to clear the drains, but left all the leaves & rubbish in place in clumps. So when it rained again, all the shores blocked again. The problem isn't the leaves; it's the sh1tty design & no maintenance. @irishcycle.com @dublincycling.bsky.social

In Dublin they'd narrow the cycle-track next to the bus-stop, have pedestrian lights, and probably throw in a few speed bumps for good measure. @irishcycle.com @dublincycling.bsky.social @irishdocsenv.bsky.social

Why don't bloody cyclists use the cycle-lanes? This is the new cycle-lane on E Wall Rd. It's like this all the time. This is a common issue with cycle-lanes all across the city. The drainage here was never adequate. Who audits these projects to check if they're constructed correctly?

Random moment with Raven. A walk by the river in October.

JFC, what a fuking gormless sh1te. The level of fukwittery on display here is utterly asounding. I wasn't bothered about voting in this election due to the poor candidates. But this moron has now provoked me into wanting to vote just so she loses.

Random moment with Raven. Windy day by the sea.

The White House Trump regime will use this as 'evidence' of the supposed war-zone in Portland or Chicago.

Random moment with Raven. An early morning walk by the river.

Someone should check if ICE agents are getting paid during the shutdown. I'm gonna guess that the Trump government is crooked enough to ensure ICE thugs continue to get paid via corrupt backhanders.