A goat in Kilkenny enjoys his food in more ways than one. July 2013.

The National Monument in Dam Square, Amsterdam, is a white travertine monument with relief sculpting & the national site for the remembrance of WWII.

The stunning mural of a hurler on the wall of a house on Anglesea Street and South Terrace stands watching passing traffic on a cold January evening. The mural by Dublin artist ACHES is amazing to look at during the day but I liked how the hurler is just visible between these passing buses. You…

Woof! A very good girl guarding a cafe in Amsterdam in 2011.

A protestor on the streets of San Francisco in July 2007. I wonder what that man thought of the Obama and Trump years? Edit: Alex posted a photo of the same man back in 2007 on his blog. That was a fun photowalk.

The rain in Portugal falls mainly on the umbrellas. Hopefully anyway.

Templebreedy Church, late one evening after the sun has set.

Covid-19 precautions in a Dunnes Stores at the cash registers. Dealing with us, the public, is hard enough in normal times. In Covid times it must be absolutely awful.

A perfect reflection by the River Martin walk in Blarney. (It’s flipped)

A street light shines through the fog on a gloomy night recently. Many parts of the country had fog warnings but for someone on foot it lent a mysterious feel to ordinary scenes.

As we head into what is often described as a dreary month, especially after the festivities in December, here’s a reminder of the glorious Autumn colours last year. Spring won’t be long now!

The Gap of Dunloe in Co Kerry in February 2007. I was up there recently and it couldn’t have been more different. A storm blew down the valley making life miserable for anyone walking the roads or trying to take photos of this scenic area.