28 December 2024

Misty Morning Spin

motorcycle on harbour quay

Yesterday morning started off foggy. Wanted to take the bike out for a spin to see if the cleaning of the injectors did anything to the mysterious misfire, but I thought I would give the fog some time to burn off. The day before yesterday, the fog lingered around all day, so I did not hold my breath.

But then, lo and behold, the fog lifted and the sun came out.

So I left home. The sun was shining. I checked.

As I went over the hill at Dundrum heading down to Blackrock, the fog returned. And properly so.

But I persisted.

Rode all the way to Dun Laoghaire harbour and parked on the old quay at the old coal harbour. I've not been down here in ages. Was amazed to see that quite a lot of boats were still moored there. 

The fog made for some great pictures, though.

misty view over harbour

boats moored in the fog

Lamp post on harbour quay


harbour entrance in the fog

It made  such an impression that I could not help myself, and had to have a stab at sketching it. I'm pretty happy with the result.

pencil sketch of harbour


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