Category Archives: Photos

The statue of Fr Mathew on St Patrick Street stands still as cars, people and a bus move all around.

The golden sand of Fountainstown beach in County Cork.

Snow fell last night in Ireland and everything came to a halt as people all over the country gasped in wonder at the strange white stuff on the ground. Thankfully it looks like it won't last. We're not equipped to deal with this sort of weather at all! Blarney Castle opened later than usual but...

Crows sitting through the snow falling in Blarney a few minutes ago.

If you go down to Blarney Castle now you'll see 30,000 daffodils blooming in the beautiful gardens there. In my last post I joked that the daffodils were confused but it's a plant that flowers early and tolerates the cold so it's perfect for this time of year. Be sure to check out Ferbal O'Callaghan's...

There are some confused daffodils in Blarney Castle this year, out in January! I hope the rest of January is mild enough for them. I posted a similar photo on Instagram a few hours ago, just in case you're getting a strange sense of déjà vu.

John Finn's superb photo of this grain silo that he posted today on Facebook (unfortunately you'll need to be friends with him to see it) prompted me to dig up this photo of the same building from my output queue. It was shot in 2014 when we went exploring the docklands one afternoon and I...

The Berwick Fountain, Grand Parade, Cork. November 2014.

This striking blue pool is part of Los Jameos del Agua built into the ground of Lanzarote using the same lava tunnel La Cueva de los Verdes that was formed by the eruption of La Corona Vulcano. Of course, César Manrique was responsible for this beautiful design. This pool is called, "Jameo Grande". There's also...

Star trails around the North Star, Polaris in Utah, United States. This is a long exposure shot of 930 seconds shot at f/8. The night was fairly clear but cloud crept in during the long exposure. It was a glorious night. We were up in the mountains and away from most light pollution apart from...

Buildings decay when business moves on.

The deep water berth at Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour yesterday. Driving rain, wind blowing it almost horizontal. The first day of the year was wet. I waited until it quietened down a bit before venturing outside with my camera! :)