A boy catches the sun at the beach with his fishing rod. It was all he caught that evening, but I think he made some happy memories.

A very busy blackbird stopped still for 5 seconds so I could catch a photo of it. He was digging around, throwing up leaves and hunting around between branches. Building material for a nest perhaps?

A robin calling out in the grounds of Blarney Castle today.

Some of the statues that decorate the entrances to St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork. Taken while we waited for the Cathedral to open so we could hear beautiful classical music played that evening by London Concertante.

The round tower in the cemetery in Ardmore is really impressive, standing out on the hillside overlooking the town. The tower was built in the 12th century but it has been kept in great condition. Lots more to learn about it on this page.

This morning is a beautiful start to the week. Fog in the distance and the fiery orange ball of the sun shining through clear skies. Blarney Castle was lit up in a lovely orange glow and I had to spend a few minutes away from the busy bustle of life to get this photo.

“Belonging to a big loving family!” Reflections in a car, Meade Street, just off Sullivan’s Quay, Cork.

A pigeon basking in the setting sun of a lovely March day in Cork City.

The Ukrainian flag flies over Cork City Hall this evening as it has done since late February in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Take a tour of Cork City and you’ll pass by the old Roches Stores. Who knows what will happen to that grand building now? It’s been empty quite a while ..

At the corner of Oliver Plunkett Street and Grand Parade.

St Luke’s Church and Graveyard in Douglas. I have a few memories of this church from the early eighties. A man named Mr Good lived in the gate house nearby and I visited there once with my mother. I remember it because he had a kaleidoscope that fascinated me. It was the first time I’d…