Travel theme: Balls

It seems like everywhere I’ve gone this weekend there has been snooker on the television, so I have escaped the click of the cue ball to find some related travel shots instead, starting off with balls of hand-dyed wool, Viking-style, from the Brian Boru Festival in Killaloe.

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A snazzy mirror ball water feature at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

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Big shiny Christmas balls. Or baubles. On the giant Christmas tree at Westlake Center in Seattle.

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But of course, New York has to do everything bigger.

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A very Irish scarecrow celebrating the nation’s favourite game.

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A sculpture for the festival of Beltaine on the Hill of Uisneach.

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❤ Ailsa

It’s a lot more fun progressing than looking back. That’s why I need to throw curve balls. – David Bowie

It’s good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. – Mark Twain

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