We had trudged up and down rugged hills, wearing snow shoes, until we finally came to a stop, feeling sore and utterly exhausted. The sun blazed down on us as we stood at 1500m on a crisp, clear day. Ahead of us loomed another hill, descending a valley and then ascending at a steep incline….

The new year was welcomed by fireworks lit by a random guy in Plaza de la Marina in Malaga. I thought there would be spectacular fireworks over by the lighthouse as the clocks struck 12, but no, the skies remained empty. We turned away and saw fireworks lighting the sky next to the towering Hotel…

Low tide on the River Lee recently, but with the talk of drought in Europe this summer, it’s hard not to jump to the conclusion that the water level is extra low. I drove by the river yesterday evening during high tide. The water was only 30cm or less below the level of the street,…

The round tower in the graveyard in Ardmore on a bright February afternoon.

A lady with her canine friends on a bench in Windsor, in the UK. August 2012.

Back in 2019 when the Shaky Bridge in Cork had been dismantled.

Near Glencolmcille, Co Donegal in 2017. A beautiful part of the country.

Grape vines in November 2019, Douro Valley, Portugal.

This imposing lighthouse sits at the mouth of Malaga harbour. It was built in 1817, damaged by earthquakes and the Spanish civil war and is operating automatically since 1993.

On a farm near Blarney, January 2021.

I don’t often see robins in the garden but this guy visited us about a month ago.

An artist draws an audience as he works on a portrait. Malaga, October 2018.