I hate shopping A child with a very bored expression in the middle of Christmas shopping!

Sunlit Web Sunlit Web On a foggy morning a web will sparkle in the ambient light because of the moisture in the air. I spent an inordinate amount of time crouched down shooting this dead bush!

Coats and Hat It’s unusual to see a man wearing a hat like the one above these days. I made this photo on Patrick Street a few weeks ago and love the different textures and the faces!

English Market Seller There’s a wonderful looking olive and spice stall in the English Market! Unfortunately it is always mobbed with customers making it difficult to capture a photo of it but I raised my camera into the air and shot this blind. The original is quite grainy as I used a high ISO of…

Fog Laden Trees Trees in Blarney on a foggy day

Swans in darkness Swans pictured at The Lough last night.

Scapa Flo, Blackpool Shopping Center Scapa Flo played for free in aid of the Belarussian Orphanage Project. Pictured here are 3 of the band members.

Wet Day Shopping Couple walking along Patricks Street Cork on Saturday.

Castle in Monochrome Blarney Castle, taken moments before clouds completely covered the sky.

De Barra’s Pub in Clonakilty is a lovely atmospheric pub we visited a few weeks ago. Tucked into a corner, we ate our soup and relaxed as the cold rain and wind blew outside!There’s lots of stuff hanging on the walls, and this is only a small flavour of the rich decoration.

Sign of the Times Spotted in the side door of a clothes shop. Looks like the owner doesn’t like mornings!

Light and Shadow The Examiner Buildings, Academy Street. Cork.