Dublin escaped the devastating floods so widespread in the West during the recent rough weather. We did get a lot of rain on Saturday night and Sunday morning - 28-29th Nov.

One thing about living with a large healthy dog is that you have to venture out on the days when you wouldn't otherwise

Bushy Park, on the Dodder is one of my favourite walks - Clara's too. Squirrels to chase and good swimming usually too. Not on this day though. The Dodder was all but bursting it's banks and Clara does have a strong self-preservation instinct. There's an ornamental waterfall close to the duck-pond that normally has a trickle or two, feeding under the path and into the river.

I made a few video clips on my Nokia n95 and, when joined together, had a total running time of about six minutes. The sound of the water is powerful but I felt it needed something more to still be interesting after the initial couple of minutes - or seconds - for the youtube audience.

Enda Reilly ( www.endareilly.com ) is a fine singer/songwriter, friend and collaborator too. The day after I put my clip on youtube, I got an email from Enda who, while I'd been walking the dog on Sunday, had been writing a new song , inspired by the weather no doubt. It's a really beautiful song (perhaps a bit long at over six minutes) and it must have taken me about 24 hours to twig that combining the two, if I could master the technology, would do both a favour.

Enda was game and it's worth checking out and staying with for as long as you're interested.

http://www.youtube.com/user/seanoneillsongs#p/a/u/0/lER414qxoT8