A bunch of lads queuing for Gorbys on Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork in 2007. Nightclubs are due to open soon again. 2,399 new cases of Covid-19 today. Even with vaccination I think we can expect a huge surge in about two weeks. I’ll be glad if I’m wrong.

The Unitarian Church on Princes Street used to have a craft fair and market very often. Maybe every week? This gentleman was helping draw attention to it in April 2006.

Oscar, loyal as ever, waiting for his human mom to come out to the garden. August 2006.

A surfboard in the sand near the houses we rented for the 2007 Automattic Grand Meetup.

Ross Castle on the Lakes of Killarney on a beautiful February day in 2007.

The Elysian now stands where this large empty space was in 2005. There used to be a post office there, but unfortunately I never got a photo of it before it was demolished. Anyone? Off in the distance you can see the chimneys of old industries that are now long gone.

Looking across the top of the City Council building behind City Hall in 2005. It was still being built at the time!

Stinson Beach, California. July 2007 at the Automattic Grand Meetup that year. A much smaller affair than recent years.

Holy Trinity Church, St. Nicholas Church, and St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral in one photo from October 2005. Also included if you look carefully are the College of Commerce, the now demolished tax office on Sullivan’s Quay and off in the distance the County Hall.

Many years ago I visited Ross Castle in County Kerry. It was a beautiful day and swans swam nearby.

The Black Valley, Co Kerry, Ireland. February 2007.

Some of the now demolished chimney stacks in Blackrock, Cork. October 2005. You can also see them in this panorama of the site of the Elysian taken on the same day.