A dolphin balloon flies into the air over Fitzgerald’s Park last summer.

Paddy Casey plays Cyprus Avenue on May 2nd.

Firewood chopped up and ready for burning piled up. Lots of wood.

The Lord Mayor’s car, a top of the range Ford. Despite the fact that Ford have a much reduced presence in Cork these days the Lord Mayor continues to make use of a Ford automobile. Always the first car registered in the year too.

Spectators at the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Cork this year.

Will Knott has a fine collection of badges on his bag. Shot at the pre-iba09 photowalk a few weeks ago.

NOA NOA, on Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork as a plane flies overhead.

My dog Oscar shows his appreciation for recycling efforts to save the world.

A very old Ford hubcap covers a garden pot. I wonder what car that came from.

The sun sets behind the County Hall in Cork. Taken from near Fitzgerald’s Park a few weeks ago on a glorious weekend evening. PS. My first photo from the parade last week was published on outsidein on Saturday!

A rowing boat lies just below the waterline in Blackrock village, Cork. Tide’s out so it’s not going anywhere!

Last weekend we went down to Blackrock Village, Cork to visit the farmer’s market and go for a walk along the Marina. It was our first time there in quite a while and it was a lovely surprise to see my cousin’s wife Louise at one of the stalls. She sells beautiful jewelery so if…