There y'ar!
I didn't manage to be "AWOL" for long, now did I? I could feel the vibes as far away as An Daingean, an dtuigeann tú? I could feel de lurv!!! Thanks to all who enquired.

Apologies for disappointing ye all by not getting it out before I hastily headed off for a mini-break (note - "break" not "holiday"). I surrendered the laptop before I sped off and had no wi-fi to let you have it. Lucky I did cos the temperature in the hot tub was around 36 degrees. There were light pool refreshments and lotsa craic. Cost of living - e.g. pint of Guinness 3.80 Euro! Fungie sends his best.

Thanks Larissa for managing to get the SOS of events out to as many as you could. It was rumoured some never left the safety of their homes without the weather forecast!

As there is a holiday feel around with all the festivals and shows I'm not going to burden you with lotsa words. Instead, just to ask as many as possible to come down on Wednesday night as there are a couple of pressing matters we need to sort -

finalise arrangements for photographing yacht races this weekend coming with update on judging of photos taken

finalise Barn Dance

finalise date to begin the film adventure with the society's film camera and fixed 50mm lens (therapy will be available for any frustration, difficulty or indeed any RSI experienced from return to film from digital). I guess it might even be called one for the purists and as always this back to the future exercise stimulates a lot of debate and discussion. A slide show will be made of the best individual slides and fitting recognitions given.

finalise the Black & White competition due 25th August,

bring along some funny holiday photos and some serious ones as well, (trying to get a clapometer installed as unbiased judge!!!)

Collect outstanding membership fees.

See earlier newsletters for any pending external competitions.
George