The Ferris Wheel through the Crystall Ball
As seen in a previous photo of the Ferris Wheel on the Grand Parade in Cork, the crystall ball that Henry brought along was a very useful prop. Here we are at the top of the car park looking down on the big wheel. It surrounds the crystal ball, but the wheel itself can be…
The Ferris Wheel after Sunset
The Ferris Wheel on Grand Parade in Cork pictured just after sunset, in December 2016. This year the wheel is further up the street so you can’t get this photo now. I haven’t been in town at sunset this month either but hopefully someone got a nice sunset photo of the wheel this year.
The Ferris Wheel and the Crystal Ball
The Ferris wheel on Grand Parade in Cork on a freezing December evening. The whole scene is twisted upside down in a small crystal ball. Thanks Henry for all the help, and the crystal ball!
We’re With You Ukraine
A banner above the carpark off Grand Parade proclaims, “WE’RE WITH YOU UKRAINE”.
Ferris Wheel in Bright Sunlight
The Ferris Wheel on the Grand Parade last December. A glorious, sunny, and mild December afternoon just before the new year.
Cork 2005
Older visitors will recognise this poster if they were around Cork in 2005 when the city was “European Capital of Culture”. This poster was draped over the city library, and I was very lucky to capture a tour bus as it drove past on a fine June day, exactly 17 years ago today.
Silhouettes on Grand Parade
Nearing the end of the year, 2021, and the weather was fine. The sun was shining and it was a warm winter’s day.
Waiting at the Lights
Relaxing at the lights. Shure, we might just stay here.
Waiting at the lights
Waiting at the lights of the Grand Parade/Washington Street junction. Finn’s Corner was still open back in 2019 when I took this photo.
Jam for Freedom
A covid supporter/anti-vaxxer tries to persuade someone that the virus that has killed millions world wide is harmless. August 2021.
Pro-Ukraine demonstration in Cork
One of the nice things about having your own blog is that you can say something that would get your message filtered on Twitter on Facebook for the profanity, so here goes. Fuck Putin. Fuck him and the horse he rides in on and his smug face and for everything bad he’s done to Ukraine,…
The Spinning Ferris Wheel
The Ferris wheel on the Grand Parade spinning away delighting the crowds earlier this month. Looking forward to 2022. It has to be better than 2021, and 2020.