The National Monument in Dam Square, Amsterdam, is a white travertine monument with relief sculpting & the national site for the remembrance of WWII.

The stunning mural of a hurler on the wall of a house on Anglesea Street and South Terrace stands watching passing traffic on a cold January evening. The mural by Dublin artist ACHES is amazing to look at during the day but I liked how the hurler is just visible between these passing buses. You…

Woof! A very good girl guarding a cafe in Amsterdam in 2011.

The rain in Portugal falls mainly on the umbrellas. Hopefully anyway.

Templebreedy Church, late one evening after the sun has set.

Covid-19 precautions in a Dunnes Stores at the cash registers. Dealing with us, the public, is hard enough in normal times. In Covid times it must be absolutely awful.

A perfect reflection by the River Martin walk in Blarney. (It’s flipped)

A street light shines through the fog on a gloomy night recently. Many parts of the country had fog warnings but for someone on foot it lent a mysterious feel to ordinary scenes.

As we head into what is often described as a dreary month, especially after the festivities in December, here’s a reminder of the glorious Autumn colours last year. Spring won’t be long now!

The Gap of Dunloe in Co Kerry in February 2007. I was up there recently and it couldn’t have been more different. A storm blew down the valley making life miserable for anyone walking the roads or trying to take photos of this scenic area.

The sun almost breaks over the horizon on a lovely October morning in Kerry last year. Happy new year! Thank you for visiting or subscribing to this blog. Please say hi in the comments! I’d love to hear from you!

April 2006 and the Grand Parade was the scene of some merriment. Food and produce stalls were erected and entertainers entertained. Note that they’re standing on the road? Now they’d be on the large pavement on the library side of the road!