Red Sky in the Morning
Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight. Red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.
The Swans of Blarney Castle
Blarney Lake lies at the far end of the gardens surrounding Blarney Castle but is well worth a visit if you’re in the gardens. I’m not sure how often swans are there but these two curious and friendly birds were there yesterday.
HDR in ON1 Photo RAW 2021 vs Lightroom
I got an email from On1 again this morning offering a free trial of the latest version of their raw processor. Since I just paid for another year of Adobe Lightroom I’m not going to switch but every year ON1 Photo RAW gets better and better. I took loads of bracketed photos at Blarney Castle…
The Disappearance of Fungie
The disappearance of a single solitary dolphin in the year 2020 would seem to be small news among the horrible things that have happened this year. The pandemic is still raging. Ireland is in lockdown again. People are dying from Covid-19. However, on October 20th it was reported that Fungie, a dolphin that first appeared…
Morning Walks around Blarney
Covid-19 Lockdown began again in Ireland for six weeks until December 1st. Hopefully people don’t go crazy drinking and partying in December thinking the Coronavirus is gone, but of course they will. Bet we’ll have another lockdown in January. We’re restricted to exercising within 5km of our homes now, which is ridiculous when you live…
Queue for the Whopper
Last month in Burger King, St. Patrick Street, Cork.
Puerto del Carmen by the Sea
January 1st, 2020 in Lanzarote. It seems like a world away. Some knew what was ahead of us in this year but I certainly never suspected what the world would be going through now.
Cheetah Cuddles
Cheetahs cuddle and groom each other at Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork.
The Blue Hand
Masked on Grand Parade, Cork. September 2020.
The light in St Davids Cathedral
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Car Ferry
On the ferry to Wales.