Afraid of heights? Don’t go up in a hot air balloon!

A much younger Oscar in 2006 by the Lee Fields.

Two roads diverge. Morocco 2013

A cow in a Berber village, Morocco 2013.

The Bay Bridge in San Francisco as it was in 2007. I can’t believe that was seven years ago. Wow.

The Grand Parade in Cork was quite different 11 years ago. Outside Bishop Lucey Park was an uneven path, the centre of the street was a narrow section between two busy strips of tarmac. And of course the Capitol Cinema was still open. I’m glad the monstrosity pictured here was never built there, even if…

The city of Reykjavík as seen from the bell tower of the cathedral there.

Parnell Place Bus Station and Brian Boru Bridge, Cork at night.

Many Cork people think the Peace Park is Bishop Lucey Park on the Grand Parade but it’s actually at the top of South Mall next to the Electric bar. It’s hard to blame them. If you do a search for cork peace park the first link goes to the Wikipedia page for Bishop Lucey park…

Paul Street, Cork. January 2014.

Ireland has been lashed with some severe winds and storms over the last 2 weeks. There’s destruction in many locations around the coast and inland too but sometimes the storm abates and the sun shines between the clouds.

Shades of gold and brown were everywhere in November. This shot in Fitzgerald Park, Cork captured the wonderful display while kids and parents congregated around the playground. CC-BY-SA