Spring

IMG_1213, originally uploaded by GerCMByrne.

Finally a little Spring weather! It's overcast now but for most of the day it's been sunny if still chilly, and best of all there was that fresh Spring feeling in the air. So in honour of the first bit of real sunshine I've seen this year here's a bright sunny flower!

Snow Cobwebs

Taken in my lovely Sister-in-law's garden on Christmas morning 2009; the everpresent spider webs that seem to thrive in Irish gardens were frosted with a heavy hoar frost, so heavy the entire countryside gave the illusion of a real White Christmas. The spider webs were something I have never seen before and I think they came out very well.

Rosscarberry Co Cork

One of the better days this year, taken at the height of that lovely Indian summer we had around Samhain. Our trip to Clonakilty was great, very chilled and the opportunity to take some photos - something I really have not had since - was much appreciated.

Evening

I posted a very similar picture a few days ago but this is the version of it I like the best. It has better, more delicate colouring and of course, swans :)

Peaceful

I just liked the blue tinge on this, and the sheer calm. It really was a lovely peaceful moment, standing by the inlet and watching the waterfowl drift in the cold but brilliant sunshine.

Reflections

Swirling

A shot taken from the pier at Warren strand, Rosscarbery Co Cork.

Light and Dark in Cork

Blue Evening

Manifesto

Passenger list from the Dunbrody Famine ship. Visitors are given mock boarding tickets and ased to find their berth on the ship. A tiny patch of space would have been their home for 6 weeks or more, and the Dunbrody was a well run, humane ship in comparison to the Coffin ships.

Passage East, Waterford

Heron and Crows, Wildfowl Sanctuary, Wexford

Bridge, Ballyconniger Beach

Pastoral scene

Empty

The Witch Trees at Tara

WE went to tara for Lughnasadh - it's been far too long. Nowhere compares to the Hill for sheer energy and peace, despite the many visitors. The undulations of the earthworks and mounds ensure that all but the loudest voices are confined and even then only the faintest sounds carry. It's one of my favourite places on earth; and of course, no visit would be complete without a trip to the café for the "Tara Special"(2 scones, jam and cream with tea) eaten among the tat and Ye Olde Kelticy wiccan moneytraps. A short walk down the road to the Dark Eye well and that's a trip to Tara.

View from Hook Head

One of the photos taken from Hook Head Lighthouse viewing platform.

Full Flight

Taken in the Wildfowl Sanctuary Wexford, where a rather grumpy employee for reason known only to himself, scared away all the wildfowl from the main pond, despite there being several people watching them, including children. He herded away the geese and ducks as well as the other feathered visitors; leaving us all rather puzzled and slightly bereft....

Ballyconniger Beach

Ahoy