A field in Bantry, County Cork. Way up in the hills surrounding the town.

An Alpaca stared intently at me while he munched on some straw in Blarney on Saturday.

Water laps the shore at Fountainstown Beach on a crisp September evening.

No matter how bad the day, how crummy and wet the weather is, there’s always a silver lining. This day on the Slea Head the silver lining was the fact that our toddler slept the whole drive around, and of course this photo. This is the beach at Couminole on Slea Head in County Kerry….

That same fence again, this time against the setting sun and reflected in a pool of water from the recent rains. Loved taking this shot and others at the time, they turned out almost as good as I imagined they would! My sister-in-law’s husband Ed has published a short story and is using one of…

This is my desktop background. I love it! After Inch Strand on the way to Dingle in County Kerry the road gets very narrow and winds through the hills before coming down to sea level again. The picture above should be a familiar scene to anyone who has travelled that road! The day we drove…

Clouds over the Atlantic off Slea Head play with the light beams hitting the water.

A fence on the road on Slea Head in County Kerry. The waters of the Atlantic lie just beyond.

Irish countryside through the clouds.

Geese at The Lough feeding on the ground near the water’s edge. Most have their heads down pecking at scraps but one stubbornly kept a look out ..

Red roses in my father-in-law’s garden, I think. This was shot way back in August but I’m fairly sure of the location.

Montmorency Falls in Quebec, as seen from the top of the nearby hill. Lots of steps to walk up! PS. In unrelated news, I received the following email from Siobhán Duggan: Hi Donncha, while doing some research on the lough recently I came across your blog regarding a Lough Photography day you organised last year….