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The Ferris Wheel after Sunset

The top half of the Ferris Wheel on Grand Parade with St. Fin Barr's Cathedral in the background and the sky is a lovely orange and purple

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.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	76mm
ISO	160
Shutter speed	1/80s

My comfortable Pets

A chihuahua in a bed looking at the camera

First up is Hoppy. She’s around 13 and only has three legs but she’s a fast mover. In the past she didn’t mind the cold but now she likes to avoid it.

Here’s Mommy Cat. She’s Hoppy’s mom.

She’s around 16 as best we can guess, as she was around for a few years before she brought her kittens in to us.

For years, she would never come into the house, but now she spends 99% of the day inside, asleep. She doesn’t go any further than the garden now.

We can’t touch her as she’ll take a swipe at us if we do, but we still love her.

Then there’s Diego, our chihuahua. He was 8 this year. A middle aged dog with a special diet and who absolutely loves cuddles.

The cats and him sort of ignore each other, but if the cats get a treat, Diego makes sure that we know he wants one too.

A small ceramic dog embedded in frosty grass

It’s so very cold outside but Hoppy, Mommy Cat and Diego are inside in the warmth and putting up with me taking photos of them.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	20000
Shutter speed	1/60s

Gardai in the shop

Two Gardai enter a shop. The shop has a bright yellow border matching the colour of the shoulder area of the Gardai uniforms

Gardai enter a shop on Grafton Street, late one evening in October this year.

Their uniforms match the bright yellow shop colours.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	5000
Shutter speed	1/500s

A Garda car in the rain

A Garda (police) car driving along a street while rain falls at night. A cyclist is on the rother side of the road and pedestrians walk on the pavement.

A Garda car speeds past with lights flashing outside Trinity in Dublin a few weeks back. Rain made the evening miserable, but I had an umbrella and there were still loads of people about.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	12800
Shutter speed	1/160s

Frosty Spider Webs

Spider webs covered with frost on a very cold morning

Spider webs covered in a thick frost this morning in my back garden. It is cold outside!

Aperture	ƒ/2.4
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	9mm
ISO	800
Shutter speed	1/35s

Nollaig Shona ó Chorcaigh

A bus and cars speed along the road as a sign above says "Nollaig Shona Duit".

Cars speed along the road as a sign above says "Nollaig Shona Duit".

The “Nollaig Shona Duit” signs at both ends of St. Patrick’s Street in Cork are all lit up again this year.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/1.3s

Walking in Youghal

A man walks on the road while two women walk on the pavement in the opposite direction. A wall and lamp post behind them, and the sea is visible over the wall.

Walking by the sea front in Youghal on a freezing Sunday afternoon.

Aperture	ƒ/4.5
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/500s

The Ferris Wheel and the Crystal Ball

A ferris wheel spins while traffic drives past and the whole scene is reflected in a small 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!

Aperture	ƒ/18
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	38mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	3.2s

Teens on the phone

Teenage boys sit on a block on a street. One bites his nails looking worried, the middle guy is busy texting, and the last boy looks over his shoulder.

Teenage boys sit on a block on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork in 2017.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	22mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/640s

Reflections on The Elysian

The Elysian building reflected in a car window with a wall at the bottom of the window.

The Elysian, reflected in a car window a few weeks ago

Aperture	ƒ/1.9
Camera	M2101K6G
Focal length	5.89mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/180s

Ruins of the R&H Hall Office

A burnt out building surrounded by fencing.

The shell of the R&H Hall office in Cork Docklands today. It went up in flames on November 23rd, following a fire in the main R&H Hall building on November 10th.

An empty street with the burned out R&H Hall office and other buildings visible

It’s not the first time this block has been damaged by fire. In 2006, grain silos that stood next to this office were damaged by fire and subsequently demolished. Here are a few photos of this office in 2006 and the grain silos behind it.

R&H Hall office in 2006 surrounded by fire brigade staff

A cordoned off street because of a fire in a nearby building.
A sign says "GARDA ROAD CLOSED". The fire brigade are attending and smoke damage is visible in tall silos.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	3200
Shutter speed	1/125s

Hoppy on Caturday

A black and white cat lying in a small bed surrounded by colourful cushions on a ping blanket

Hoppy, one of our cats, loves the luxury of having multiple beds she can lie in around the house.

Actually, all our animals can do that. Diego, our chihuahua, certainly takes advantage of that, laying himself down near whomever he wants to be with at any one time.

Animals in this house are spoiled? Whatever made you think that?

Aperture	ƒ/2.4
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	9mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/35s