-or Happy Bloomsday 
On 16th June 1904, James Joyce met his wife Nora Barnacle for the first time. Well, actually, it seems they first met on 10th June but they went out together on 16th June.
His famous novel, Ulysses, follows the life and thoughts of Leopold Bloom and a variety of other characters, both real and fictional, from 8am on 16 June 1904 through to the early hours of the following morning. It is apparent that his date with Nora fixed that date in his mind, and several real events from that date also appear in the novel, including the twenty-to-one outsider, Throwaway, winning the Gold Cup at Ascot.
Now, every year, Joyce enthusiasts celebrate his life and works on Bloomsday, 16 June.
There are more Bloomsday images at XVI June.
Travel with Intent 
hi Debbie, thanks for your link to
https://travelwithintent.com/2014/06/16/where-james-met-nora/
my wife Barbara daily tells me, that James Joyce only wrote down the words of his wife NORA sitting in the kitchen when she was cooking and story telling – and the final result was ULYSSES!
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Wow! Wikipedia doesn’t tell you such fascinating facts! Thank you Barbara
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she heard that on our history radio channel – since then she understands NORA as a landmark of feminism – many famous male artists (Camille Claudel vs. Rodin) and scientists have hidden the women behind.
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Interesting post!! Boom ,Bobbi and Gary.
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This was my ‘local’ when I attended Trinity College 30+ years ago. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
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A historic place!
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Cool post, thanks for sharing. Enjoy your week!
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Interesting, and nice photo with the reflection.
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how cool –
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