Ceramic security gnomes?

Little men keeping an eye on comings and goings at a potter studio on the Dingle Peninsula, September 2007.

Russian Bishop's House, Sitka

I snapped this quick-pic of the mustard-yellow "Russian Bishop's House" in Sitka National Park, Alaska in June 2007:  it's actually home to a really interesting museum.

A well-anchored cross

 

The Howth Seafarers' Memorial, apparently locally known as Fisher's Cross:  A memorial erected in 1994 by the Howth Fishermen's Association [to] commemorate the lives of all persons lost at sea, not matter where or how.   (Howth, Dublin, Ireland, July 2007)

Galway's most unassuming takeaway

 

I took a quick-pic of this pointedly-rectangular Chinese restaurant in October 2021, when they were most probably takeaway only.   Not even sure why I snapped it.   But today someone "loved" the photo on Google Maps.   So here's a a high-res copy of the photo, in case someone wants it. 

How much is that horsie in the window?

 

I caught sight of the horse in the first-floor window, looking mighty fine in the strong, late-afternoon sunshine:  there's no cobwebs on him!     (Galway, Spanish Parade, April 2026)