A small rowing boat lies beached on the rocks under holiday homes in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
Snow? Ice? Cold rain and biting wind? What are you talking about? Look at the sunshine streaming down through the palm trees! The swimming pool is nice and refreshing. I can dream can’t I? This is the view from our room in Hotel Los Fariones in Puerto Del Carmen. Lovely hotel, and while we were [...]
I could post a photo of the snow that fell this morning in Blarney but I think everyone is sick of the cold weather. Instead here’s a photo from my honeymoon in Lanzarote. This was taken in Puerto Del Carmen on a roasting hot day when even the ground was too hot to touch! More [...]
2008Sat27Sep
No Through Road
Filed in Architecture, Candid, Cork, Ireland, Panasonic FZ5, People, Photography, Photos, Signs, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanConstruction work on the building site between Emmett Place and Patrick Street in Cork continues at a pace. Despite the slow down in the economy high rise cranes can still be seen on the city skyline and are more prominent than the recently opened Elysian.
2008Sat12Jan
Cables to the Heavens
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Cornmarket Street, Ireland, Look up, Panasonic FZ5, Photos, Sky, UrbanCables to the Heavens Cables from a crane on the construction site at the old Guy & Company building in Cork.
2007Sat29Dec
The Anarchist Postman
Filed in Cork, Ireland, Look up, Panasonic FZ5, Photos, Signs, UrbanThe Anarchist Postman Graffiti of a postman, or could be a police officer on a wall off South Main Street in Cork. This was taken several months ago but was still there last time I looked! Sorry for the large file size. Jpeg compression doesn’t like random pixels.
2007Mon05Nov
Daffodils in the sky
Filed in Blarney, Cork, Flowers, Ireland, Look up, Nature, Panasonic FZ5, Photos, SkyDaffodils in the sky Lovely bright daffodils to brighten up your gloomy November Monday morning! This was taken way back on March 18th this year on the same day I shot these daffodils! The image has been sitting in my WIP folder for months but after my gimp lomo post I decided to post this [...]
2007Sat01Sep
Mannix and Culhane
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Candid, Cork, Ireland, Panasonic FZ5, People, Photos, Street, Washington StreetMannix and Culhanne Mannix and Culhanne on Washington St, Cork.
2007Fri27Apr
Paparazzi wait for Flatley at hospital
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, Panasonic FZ5, People, Photography, Photos, Urban, WiltonPaparazzi wait for Flatley at hospital Film crews and photographers wait outside Cork University Maternity Hospital yesterday for a shot of Michael Flatley. His wife Niamh gave birth to a bouncing baby boy that morning in the hospital. Apparently Flatley gave a 5 figure donation to the hospital. Nurses I spoke to wondered where it [...]
It’s a boy! Please welcome the newest member of the O Caoimh clann! Adam was born this morning at 5:51am and we couldn’t be happier! Now I’m off to bed, I’ve had 4 hours sleep in the last 2 days.
