The sun rises over the houses of Shamrock Terrace in Blarney, late November 2020.

Blarney Castle Gardens, November 2020.

The new Windsor Hotel on McCurtain Street was still wrapped up last October when I took this photo of the building.

Blarney Castle, and Autumn colours in October 2020.

The new Shaky Bridge (Shakey Bridge?), or Daly’s Bridge, is a huge improvement over the old. The lighting makes it stand out, and it still has the shakes like the old one! I love the cobbles on the ground nearby but the ugly concrete support under the walkway up to it leaves something to be…

Blarney Castle Gardens, November 2020.

The sun has set on 2020 and I finish the year with what is probably my favourite photo of the year. The sun shines through trees heavy with Autumn coloured leaves, not yet touched by the harsh winter winds back in October this year. Photo made in the grounds of Blarney Castle where I expect…

It’s almost 2021 and Ireland is in level 5 lockdown again! Here’s the sunset on the second last day of the year in Cork City.

A little Robin spotted in the grounds of Blarney Castle yesterday.

Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight. Red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.

Blarney Lake lies at the far end of the gardens surrounding Blarney Castle but is well worth a visit if you’re in the gardens. I’m not sure how often swans are there but these two curious and friendly birds were there yesterday.

The disappearance of a single solitary dolphin in the year 2020 would seem to be small news among the horrible things that have happened this year. The pandemic is still raging. Ireland is in lockdown again. People are dying from Covid-19. However, on October 20th it was reported that Fungie, a dolphin that first appeared…