We stayed at Kiltale Holiday Homes for our weekend in Trim. I can’t sing their praises highly enough: freshly-baked scones waiting for us on arrival …
Trim Photowalk and Balloon Fiesta
We spent a very enjoyable weekend in Trim with the notional excuse of getting me to a photowalk. The walk itself was in memory of …
Now I lay me down to sleep…
Hilary noticed this perfect little Field Mouse (correct me if I’m wrong) lying on some of the Burren stone at Doolin. Luckily the kids didn’t …
A History of Walls
A light photography day but I spotted this scene in the carpark at Doolin Pier. The title says it all (there’s actually three walls in …
Bluebells and Bokeh
I took the family for a walk around Currabinny Woods today, though my true intentions were obvious from the camera backpack and tripod I was …
The Legend of the Magical Pixies
Ok, so they’re actually flies of some sort. I called them Mayflies earlier on twitter and some smart arse wondered if they were “March flies”. …
Crescent Moon and Venus
And they say twitter is useless? I was sitting on the couch, catching up and everyone was talking about the moon and venus. I’d seen …
The best view in the village, day or night
113 30-sec exposures stacked in StarStaX, including a frame lit with an LED torch in the foreground. I should probably have sought out a better foreground (perhaps …
Picking Daisies, in February
Perhaps an unusual perspective and perhaps not as impressive a between-the-legs-shot as it would be with a tennis racket. Still, I thought myself clever at …
I’m very busy, Daddy…
It’s a busy life being nearly-4. She took time out of her busy schedule of Play-doh heart manufacturing to glance at the camera just long …
Going surfing
Our kids were playing in the rock pools, getting stuck in the sand and “rescuing” each other while I furtively pulled the camera out of the jacket …

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