Joyce and the Spire James Joyce, forever forced to look upon the Spire on O’Connell Street Dublin. Here’s a humorous look at the names of the statues and monuments in Dublin. I had heard that the Spire was nicknamed the “Stiletto in the Ghetto”, but I hadn’t heard it called, “North Pole”! Overhead wires destroy…

Hop On, Hop off the Spire (print) The infamous Dublin Spire with a tour bus in the foreground. “The Dublin Spire is one hundred and twenty metres tall, making it by far the tallest structure in Dublin city centre. It is three metres wide at the base and tapers to a 15 centimetre wide beacon…

Aon Am – At Any Time A no-parking and disabled parking sign on Fr. Mathew Quay. I like this: 010design.it

Cobh Boats I would hazard a guess that these boats are a semi-permanent feature of the Cobh seafront as they’re berthed there each time I have visited! I love the cobbles of the slipway, and the way the water catches theevening light. Looks like I’m not the only photoblogger to visit Lanzarote recently!

Inchadoney Sunset Shot directly into the sun so as to throw everything else into shadow. I really like the curve and shape of the hill!

Sunlit leaf The afternoon sun beats down out of a blue sky on a cold March day.

The Old Lady of Madrid Way back in 2003 I visited my friend Cachu and her family in Madrid. I had a great time there and took a load of photos but it was months later before I posted any photos. This is a shot of an old woman sitting in a park enjoying the…

Glendalough Lower Lake Glendalough derives it’s name from the Irish name for the area, “Gleann Da Loch” which roughly translates as “glen of the two lakes”. It was a cold enough day so we only got a good look at the lower lake, but I’m looking forward to visiting again!

November Sunset Sunset over Garretstown last year.

Cobh Sunset Pictured last Sunday evening as the sun set over Cork Harbour.

Garretstown Sunset A beautiful sunset moments before the red sky pictured earlier!

Red Sky At Night Red sky after a beautiful sunset in Garrettstown last Sunday. The original high-res version is even better!