A walk by the office
Walking between the Fire Station and City Hall in Cork, a shortcut from Anglesea Street to the nearby car park.
A bride in Santa Barbara
In and around the Court House in Santa Barbara, there were a number of wedding groups having their photos taken. This is one recently married couple I spotted in the corridor outside the main Court House. A lovely setting for photos. I wonder if that couple in the background knew them, or were they just…
A tourist stares
The tram trundles past and people stare at it, unaware I have captured the moment. Lisbon, November 2023.
Pigeons find a home
Pigeons resting on the “Home energy upgrade office” in front of Bishop Lucey Park in Cork.
Listen to the radio
A man sits at one of the tables outside Gino’s Gelato listening to the radio. It was a cold day, and he was dressed for the weather, as were the people nearby. That ice-cream shop was still selling delicious treats to customers!
Parisian Tourists
Tourists flock on to the road near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Admittedly, I was one of them, but I was just walking across the road at the pedestrian lights.
Human imitates statue
The Jeunesse d’Aristote is a statue made by Charles Degeorge and is currently in the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Sometimes, we humans, unintentionally imitate others, even inanimate objects. Or maybe it’s just a comfortable way to sit. Degeorge captured that amazingly well in his work here.
We thought the summer rain was bad..
Remember when people thought the rain in late July and August 2023 was bad? What about Storm Isha yesterday, eh? Another storm on the way too. The start of June was blisteringly hot. It was so hot I preferred to stay inside out of it. Nobody seems to remember that. Oh, the photo above is…
Ian Bailey and The West Cork Way
Ian Bailey, the man accused of murdering a French woman, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, died today. Here he is in 2019, when he was selling his book, “The West Cork Way”, at a market in Skibereen.
Don’t look back
A woman on her phone looks over her shoulder at some commotion, off camera, that has caught her attention. We’ll never know what.
An umbrella in the rain
Sometimes all you need is an umbrella. When it’s raining, it’s the best thing.
Waiting for a Taxi
“Look, the taxi is coming now. I see it!””It better be Afonso driving. He owes me €10 from the other night.””Oh, doesn’t look like it. Not his car. You lent him that money to buy a gift for his mom, didn’t you?””Yeah, He paid far too much for a little figurine, but his mom loves…












