One of the many butchers in The English Market. I’ve had brisket a few times, but only ever in the USA. Doesn’t seem to be a popular cut of meat here. Taken on the World Wide Photowalk on July 18th.
2009Wed07Oct
Corned Brisket
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Urban
2009Tue25Aug
The Roughty Fruit King
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, English Market, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanA long time fixture of the English Market in Cork is this fruit stall run by M F Murphy.
2009Sun09Aug
Square Deal
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanSquare Deal Interiors where we bought several items of furniture recently. Absolutely huge showrooms and nice helpful staff. Prices seemed reasonable too, even if they did take a big chunk out of my credit card.
2008Sun07Dec
Shoe Shopper Heaven
Filed in Candid, Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, People, Photography, Photos, United States, UrbanI’m reliably informed that many women enjoy the occasional trip to shoe shops and other establishments were garments and other finery may be purchased. Thankfully my wife isn’t one of them and hates shopping almost as much as I do. Nevertheless we found ourselves inside this shoe shop in Chicago so I decided to make [...]
2008Mon27Oct
Pumpkins For Sale
Filed in Automattic, Breckenridge, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Colorado, Photography, Photos, United States, UrbanPumpkins for sale in the local store in Breckenridge, Colorado. I post this today because Dunnes Stores are selling pumpkins and they’re only half the size of the large pumpkins pictured here! Does anyone actually eat pumpkins? They’re a new sight in Irish shops, and are only ever for sale in the large chains around [...]
2008Thu17Jul
The English Market Olive Stall
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, English Market, Ireland, Market, Photography, Photos, UrbanThe olive stall in the English Market, Cork is a well known part of this indoor market. There is always a queue of people waiting to bu some of their delicious produce. If you like the olives you get in jars, try some fresh ones. You’ll be blown away by the flavour!
2008Wed16Jul
Trolleys
Filed in Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Douglas, Ireland, Photography, Photos, UrbanTrolleys outside Quinnsworth Tesco in Douglas last weekend. There’s such manic building going on in Douglas right now it’s a nightmare for any driver trying to get around the place. Hopefully it won’t last too much longer but they seemed to be digging up the carpark there for ages. Now it’s on to the road [...]
2008Mon07Apr
Little girl goes shopping
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanLittle girl goes shopping A young girl on Patrick’s Street pushes her buggy with her mothercare bag. See the face she’s making? She means business!
2008Wed20Feb
The MAC Counter at Brown Thomas
Filed in Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Signs, UrbanThe MAC Counter at Brown Thomas Hands up now lads. How many of you have waited around while your significant other picked out makeup or browsed the aisles in a department store? Yeah, me too. This young fella was collecting the rubbish from the drawers and in contrast to the immaculately done up girls dressed [...]
2007Sat08Dec
How to buy jewellery gifts for Christmas
Filed in Advertising, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Street, UrbanHow to buy jewellery gifts for Christmas When shopping for jewellery gifts it’s important to note the following steps to make your life easier. Make sure you start early. It’s already too late. Better luck next year. This lady started her shopping on November 10th! Examine the shop window in meticulous detail. Bring a magnifying [...]
