Yellow spots mark the parking spaces while the Elysian looms overhead!

Volunteers sang their hearts out in Ballincollig a few days ago for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Collection. Happy Christmas! Hope you have a great day!

The Elysian, as it was in March 2008, still under construction while the Irish Economy economy fell apart around it.

Bare naked trees are all you’ll see along the Marina in Blackrock at this time of year but in April the leaves are budding and life is returning.

The Clarion Hotel and the Boardwalk on the River Lee, Cork. March 2008.

I am Legend.

Flowers in a garden centre, probably the one out in Inniscarra. In the new year I’m sorely tempted to change the posting frequency on this blog from daily to every third day. Blogging should bring pleasure and be a means of expressing oneself while stimulating your audience and improving oneself. I have so little time…

Strong shadows in exceptionally bright sunlight in May 2008 in Blarney.

Members of the crew of the F480 Comandante João Belo as the ship was known in 2005. In 2008 it was sold to Uruguay, with official transfer on 8th April 2008, renamed ROU-01 URUGUAY.

An Alpaca stared intently at me while he munched on some straw in Blarney on Saturday.

The single solitary donkey huddled among the Alpacas yesterday in Blarney.

Several Alpacas were in Blarney earlier as part of a Bothar promotion to encourage people to support them. The animals, including one donkey, were a big hit with the kids. I only had my 50mm lens with me so no wide angle shots, but I did get a couple of nice ones.