A Swan by Ross Castle
Many years ago I visited Ross Castle in County Kerry. It was a beautiful day and swans swam nearby.
The view from Quinta da Foz
One of the benefits of working from home at Automattic is meeting up with your team a few times a year in various parts of the world. Obviously that did not happen last year, won’t happen this year either and we had been playing a meetup for April or May last year but that didn’t…
Dunquin Pier
Dunquin Pier, or Cé Dún Chaoin, in Co Kerry where boats to the Blasket Islands depart from. Beautiful location in the summer but right about now it’ll be a lot less hospitable. Moments before I took this photo, three girls were taking selfies and posing for photos sitting on the edge of the cliff here….
Sunset on 2020
It’s almost 2021 and Ireland is in level 5 lockdown again! Here’s the sunset on the second last day of the year in Cork City.
The Disappearance of Fungie
The disappearance of a single solitary dolphin in the year 2020 would seem to be small news among the horrible things that have happened this year. The pandemic is still raging. Ireland is in lockdown again. People are dying from Covid-19. However, on October 20th it was reported that Fungie, a dolphin that first appeared…
Dom Luís Bridge
The Dom Luís Bridge in Porto, Portugal last November.
Boats in Dingle Harbour
Dingle Harbour, Co Kerry. August 2020.
Jellyfish at Dingle OceanWorld
Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. August 2020.
The Still Waters of Dingle Harbour
Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. August 2020.
The Lights of The Mary Elmes Bridge
Mary Elmes was an an Irish aid worker who saved many Jewish children from being transported to concentration camps during World War II. In 1942, the Vichy authorities made it clear that Jewish children were not legally allowed to be exempt from being sent to the concentration camps, as they had been. Elmes, with help…
The Disney Springs Aerophile Balloon
Disney Springs, Orlando, Florida. October 2018.
Sunset at Glencolmcille
Glencolmcille, Donegal. August 2017.