Snowman

Hard to believe only a few short weeks ago.....

Cityscape

Mother's Day

It's Mother's Day tomorrow and bless their little cotton socks but the Mother's Of Ireland are about to recieve a shed load of flowers! The Flower sellers on Grafton Street were doing a roaring trade this morning at half ten, I hope it continued for them. I much prefer to buy bunches of flowers from them than from florist shops. I've passed by these stalls and the ones on George's Street since I was a child, and Dublin would be a much poorer, greyer, duller place without them.

And watching scores of men clutching bunches of gerbia and sunflowers and roses and tulips to their bosoms is an edifying sight whatever the cause.

PS buy your cards from HALLMARK - yes, feed the evil corporation people, they're donating money to Breast Cancer for every card bought!

Oh the weather outside is frightful...

I've waited years for a snow day....

and it happens on my day off!

More Swans on the Canal

From urban pictures

From urban pictures

The Last Rose Of Summer.

Just back from a wedding inSligo in the lovely Mullaghmore region; I took some nice shots of Ben Bulben ; Glencar Lake & Waterfall; and Mullaghmore itself. The scenery is beautiful but Mullaghmore has a little bit to learn about servicing the tourist/visitor industry. A great weekend on the whole though, especially as it was a truly happy wedding party. So a whole new range of photos to put up during the week - til then, celebrate the absolute miserable end to a miserable summer :)

In between

Just as night fell, as day ended, as cloud covered sun.....in between time. Liminal moments come from many directions.

Urban Living

More from the series I took in Grand Canal Square; swans and sunrise :)

Reflection

Swans and Chimney Stacks

Only in Dublin
would two swans
crossing the docks
greet you in March

Light reflecting
refracting the image
of urban life
and city living

hazy sun and
smokey stacks
a tall ship mast
and two wild swans

Welcome to my city
cosmopolitan
21st century
metropolis

Welcome to my city
Viking terrority
mystical land
mysterious port.

Geraldine Moorkens Byrne

Pink Blush

ANother one taken from the garden - again it's the colour I am proud of :)

Blooming Bloomsday

I was roped into attending Bloomsday yesterday. I'm no fan of Joyce (I love The Dead but Ulysses is appalling dross) but my friend is a devotee and she begged the other two of us to attend. I must say If I have to suffer Joyce, Davy Byrne's Bar off Grafton Street is the place to do it. The atmosphere was excellent, the enthusiasm of the patrons, many in costume dress and others dressed with more than a nod to the period was infectious. There were songs and recitations, and inevitably, the passage from the offending book regarding Mr Davy Byrne himself. All in all it was a good day out, and I imagine even more so should you happen to like Mr Joyce!

New Dublin

A shot of the new landscaping at the Grand Canal Square, a resurgent part of Dublin's Inner City. Taken on a misty February morning 2007, as the building site began to yield to the "Urban landscaped Square" The red lights are affectionately known as "Dog's Mickeys" and the green lights are just bright enough to confuse you but useless if you're trying to negotiate the area without skinning a shin!

Weep, Willow

More shots of the park - the daffodils are blooming all along the little stream, along with various wildflowers and plants. There's a bus stop on the far right, out on the road and peopel sit on a little wall and stare in at the park and the daffodils

Springtime, in the City...

This morning the first real daffodils bloomed in the tiny "park" at the end of our road. It's a lovely little strip of land, with a stream running through it and a real oasis in a busy suburban area; i've photographed it in Autumn but never managed to capture the daffodils. They were planted years ago and now have taken on a life of their own and I got a few nice shots while striding past into work this morning.

Around the Corner....

In Focus

Mist

Moments of Grace

Swan Song