Mixed Messages
@signsthereading.bsky.social
Tony McGrath. Using signs, advertisements and messages as the inspiration for observation and comment - enlightened and otherwise
Commemoration. Memorials. Graves. Headstones.
readingthesigns.weebly.com
Commemoration. Memorials. Graves. Headstones.
readingthesigns.weebly.com
I really like this #RoadsideMemorial
Probably simple if one knows how - but admirable if one doesn't
Co. #Cork
Probably simple if one knows how - but admirable if one doesn't
Co. #Cork
December 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I really like this #RoadsideMemorial
Probably simple if one knows how - but admirable if one doesn't
Co. #Cork
Probably simple if one knows how - but admirable if one doesn't
Co. #Cork
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
#Cork #RoadsideMemorial
Day 9/20
Brian Quilligan Memorial by Mark Quilligan near Mardyke
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
#Cork #RoadsideMemorial
Day 9/20
Brian Quilligan Memorial by Mark Quilligan near Mardyke
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
#Cork #RoadsideMemorial
Day 9/20
Brian Quilligan Memorial by Mark Quilligan near Mardyke
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
#Cork #RoadsideMemorial
Day 9/20
Brian Quilligan Memorial by Mark Quilligan near Mardyke
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Did like this one from Belfast visit in 2018
Thank you for educating as to artist
Thank you for educating as to artist
December 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Did like this one from Belfast visit in 2018
Thank you for educating as to artist
Thank you for educating as to artist
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you —
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
Seahorse, Kelvin Brodie Hunt
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you —
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
Seahorse, Kelvin Brodie Hunt
December 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you —
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
Seahorse, Kelvin Brodie Hunt
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you —
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
Seahorse, Kelvin Brodie Hunt
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you —
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
November 2018 when on vist to St Stephen's Green, #Dublin
Complete with residue of red paint
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you —
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
November 2018 when on vist to St Stephen's Green, #Dublin
Complete with residue of red paint
December 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you —
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
November 2018 when on vist to St Stephen's Green, #Dublin
Complete with residue of red paint
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you —
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
November 2018 when on vist to St Stephen's Green, #Dublin
Complete with residue of red paint
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
The Hauntings -Chris Hannam,Martin Galbavy-Dorset Forge and Fabrication
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
The Hauntings -Chris Hannam,Martin Galbavy-Dorset Forge and Fabrication
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
The Hauntings -Chris Hannam,Martin Galbavy-Dorset Forge and Fabrication
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 8/20
The Hauntings -Chris Hannam,Martin Galbavy-Dorset Forge and Fabrication
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 7/20
Homeless Jesus, Timothy Schmalz - this one at Victoria St, #Belfast
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 7/20
Homeless Jesus, Timothy Schmalz - this one at Victoria St, #Belfast
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 7/20
Homeless Jesus, Timothy Schmalz - this one at Victoria St, #Belfast
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 7/20
Homeless Jesus, Timothy Schmalz - this one at Victoria St, #Belfast
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 6/20
Grave of Vaslav Nijinsky, by Oleg Abaziev, Montmartre Cemetery, Paris
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 6/20
Grave of Vaslav Nijinsky, by Oleg Abaziev, Montmartre Cemetery, Paris
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 6/20
Grave of Vaslav Nijinsky, by Oleg Abaziev, Montmartre Cemetery, Paris
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 6/20
Grave of Vaslav Nijinsky, by Oleg Abaziev, Montmartre Cemetery, Paris
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 5/20
An Gorta Mór by Alan Ryan Hall, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 5/20
An Gorta Mór by Alan Ryan Hall, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 5/20
An Gorta Mór by Alan Ryan Hall, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 5/20
An Gorta Mór by Alan Ryan Hall, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 4/20
Čumil by Viktor Hulík, Bratislava [Photo by FR]
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 4/20
Čumil by Viktor Hulík, Bratislava [Photo by FR]
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 4/20
Čumil by Viktor Hulík, Bratislava [Photo by FR]
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 4/20
Čumil by Viktor Hulík, Bratislava [Photo by FR]
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 3/20
Besenzanica Tomb by Enrico Butti, Monumental Cemetery, Milan
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 3/20
Besenzanica Tomb by Enrico Butti, Monumental Cemetery, Milan
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 3/20
Besenzanica Tomb by Enrico Butti, Monumental Cemetery, Milan
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 3/20
Besenzanica Tomb by Enrico Butti, Monumental Cemetery, Milan
Maybe it is an age thing but the pub on the bottom is so much more preferred to the one on the top
..... and I don't know either
..... and I don't know either
November 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Maybe it is an age thing but the pub on the bottom is so much more preferred to the one on the top
..... and I don't know either
..... and I don't know either
November 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 2/20
Kindred Spirit, Alex Pentek, Midleton, Co. #Cork
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 2/20
Kindred Spirit, Alex Pentek, Midleton, Co. #Cork
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 2/20
Kindred Spirit, Alex Pentek, Midleton, Co. #Cork
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 2/20
Kindred Spirit, Alex Pentek, Midleton, Co. #Cork
Everyday is a learning day
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Everyday is a learning day
I thought the term was 'polesetter'
But maybe as soon as qualifying ends, the 'polesetter' becomes the 'polesitter'
But maybe as soon as qualifying ends, the 'polesetter' becomes the 'polesitter'
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I thought the term was 'polesetter'
But maybe as soon as qualifying ends, the 'polesetter' becomes the 'polesitter'
But maybe as soon as qualifying ends, the 'polesetter' becomes the 'polesitter'
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 1/20
Dog trough - #SeamusMurphy - Patrick's St, #Cork
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 1/20
Dog trough - #SeamusMurphy - Patrick's St, #Cork
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Art challenge:
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 1/20
Dog trough - #SeamusMurphy - Patrick's St, #Cork
Choose 20 sculptures that have stayed with you or influenced you — one per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just sculptures.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #sculpture
Day 1/20
Dog trough - #SeamusMurphy - Patrick's St, #Cork
Timoleague
The CoI church is much more a reason to visit
The CoI church is much more a reason to visit
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Timoleague
The CoI church is much more a reason to visit
The CoI church is much more a reason to visit
Perchance, are there any/many other Daniel OC Woz Here plaques?????
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Perchance, are there any/many other Daniel OC Woz Here plaques?????
Similar spot for memorial stones
Newcastle, Co. Down - sent to me by a work colleague, after chatting about the window cill at the chapel
Maybe it is a 'thing' ......
#StoneArt #SpéirGhorm
Newcastle, Co. Down - sent to me by a work colleague, after chatting about the window cill at the chapel
Maybe it is a 'thing' ......
#StoneArt #SpéirGhorm
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Similar spot for memorial stones
Newcastle, Co. Down - sent to me by a work colleague, after chatting about the window cill at the chapel
Maybe it is a 'thing' ......
#StoneArt #SpéirGhorm
Newcastle, Co. Down - sent to me by a work colleague, after chatting about the window cill at the chapel
Maybe it is a 'thing' ......
#StoneArt #SpéirGhorm
-S̶p̶e̶c̶t̶e̶m̶u̶r̶ ̶A̶g̶e̶n̶d̶o̶
#SpectemurLibris
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Purchase prompted by 91/92 bus
Absolutely perfect reading in single sitting in a pub of a Friday
#SpectemurLibris
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Purchase prompted by 91/92 bus
Absolutely perfect reading in single sitting in a pub of a Friday
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
-S̶p̶e̶c̶t̶e̶m̶u̶r̶ ̶A̶g̶e̶n̶d̶o̶
#SpectemurLibris
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Purchase prompted by 91/92 bus
Absolutely perfect reading in single sitting in a pub of a Friday
#SpectemurLibris
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Purchase prompted by 91/92 bus
Absolutely perfect reading in single sitting in a pub of a Friday
How many times can one watch the same movie??????
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
How many times can one watch the same movie??????