I saw beautiful, sunny skies as I helped Anita out the door this morning. One must seize the sun when one finds it, so I decided to take another fitness ride as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
I found a better way to get to Phoenix Park, and the rush-hour traffic was less intimidating than I’d thought. I saw another stunning part of the Park, and watched the rainclouds come over the Wicklow Mountains. I beat the rain home.<\/p>\n
Good morning!<\/p>\n
The new way to the Park takes me along the Grand Canal. On my way back, I saw two unusual boats making their way slowly down the canal. One was essentially a giant push-broom for the water’s surface. It skimmed the trash and the loose weeds along the grassy sides of the canal.<\/p>\n
The other boat took a little time to figure out. It had one motorized blade poking just above the water. The blade looked like an oversized hedge-trimmer. When the boat passed, I saw that there was a second blade, well below the surface, so that the two blades made an inverted T-shape. So I guess that this boat was clearing the center of the canal of snags.<\/p>\n
I’ll have to take photos of the boats someday. Always something new…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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