No sign of masks yet in February 2020.

Kinsale, Co Cork on a glorious June afternoon.

You might go to this cafe in Porto, Portugal for a cup of tea. I always thought “cup o’ cha” was a Cork or Irish slang expression but a quick Google shows it used in the UK too. In Portugese the word “chá” means tea so when I saw this cafe that sign was the…

Debenhams closed all their stores suddenly on April 9th 2020 when it’s parent company in the UK went into administration. Employees of the company continue to protest outside and until recently inside the Patrick Street location where this photo was made.

The anti-mask crowd make a lot of noise but despite them people are still protecting themselves and others by wearing masks during this pandemic.

Cork, August 1st, 2020.

Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. August 2020.

[caption id="attachment_27624" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Removal of cars from Douglas Village Shopping Centre car park[/caption] I was reminded yesterday by this post on Reddit that the fire that gutted the carpark in Douglas Village Shopping Centre was on August 31st 2019. Also yesterday, the owners of the shopping centre announced that they are still on track…

Urban light intrudes on a long exposure shot of the night sky, but it was worth it. Got three Perseid meteors and the Milky Way.

Dogs don’t need to wear masks around people, thankfully. He hates being left at home. As soon as he has an inkling that we’ll be going out he will sit by me looking directly at my face. If I’m not looking at him he starts jumping up looking for attention. He’s a small dog, but…

[caption id="attachment_27577" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Masks down to eat ice cream.[/caption] I barely used my camera in April. I took one photo with it and it was a test shot of my office window. My first time taking the camera out was May 9th when we had to go into town to do some shopping. [caption…