#Stunday Sunrise across the bay through raindrops on the windows. # estuary # landscape

#ColorADay (red) A mighty red speedster captured at a fair in 2023 - a child’s toy from another era, but possibly a collector’s item today. Grand Prix Racing cars Toys

#ForestFriday This photo of a Himalayan style garden dates from mid February 2022 and what caught my attention then was the quality of the early morning light and the way it was striking the bare branches. Daffodils are pushing through below adding an additional element to the shot. # gardens

#TidesOutTuesday This is a wide bay and when the tide is out, like here, there’s a wide expanse of sand to walk on. On the far side of the bay is an abandoned and now ruined cottage. # bays # low tides

#MountainsOnMonday Shot from a window on the Rocky Mountaineer train travelling from Lake Louise(Canada to Vancouver(USA). # mountains # travel # railroads

#Scape This shot is ‘hot of the Press’ meaning this scene was captured this morning as my wife and I walked by the marina. There was not a breath of wind; the surface of the water was like a mirror - no ripples. The reflections were perfect and begging to be captured. So I did. # yachts # calm

#HumansOfBluesky Hopeful anglers in Istanbul casting their lines hoping for a catch. They are fishing in the Bosphorus, which connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. # fishing # bridges

#RockinTuesday Port Elizabeth beach, South Africa, on a very windy day in 2018. # beaches # rocks # wind # sea

#MinimalMonday Low tide on Kilkee beach, west Clare, Ireland. # tides # beaches # seaweed # marine macroalgae

County Kerry 2025 # Irish landscapes # seascapes # Atlantic Ocean

#PalacesAndGardens In the Autumn/Fall of last year in a walled garden open to visitors at one end of the maze the leaves had turned to this eye catching golden colour. # gardens # autumn/fall # leaves

Red A shot of the central area of town taken from my back garden. # sunsets # skies # red # townscapes

#TheBlueBoat Each time I pass this old girl I feel a pang of sadness. She just looks a little more neglected # abandoned # fading # high and dry

#TidesOutTuesday This is Kilkee and the tide is out, so a bit of a walk out to sea for this intrepid surf boarder. # Ireland - west coast. # surfboards # low tide # flat calm

#BlueSkyMonday You might think this a repurposed boat. It is not. It was specially commissioned as an exhibit and named the ‘Cappa Queen’ for the local ‘Tidy Town’ Competition in 2021. # Boats # competitions # Flower pot.

#PalacesAndGardens This is Kylemore Abbey - formerly Kylemore Castle. Built over 4 years and completed in 1868 set in an estate of 1,000 acres/4.05 sq kms. Once the private home of a London doctor and his wife. The castle became a Benedictine Monastery in 1920. # Ireland # Connemara # History

#WaterfallWednesday Puerto Rico and a visit to the El Yunque waterfall set in 28,000 acres of magnificent tropical rainforest. # Tropical # Tall trees # Sunlight # Rainfall # Predators #

#WallsOnWednesday Walking on Inisheer(aka Inis Oirr) last year drystone walls were seemingly everywhere. Inisheer is the most easterly of the Aran Islands and is situated in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. # Walls # Landscape # Countryside

#ArtYear This shot is from my album of pressed flowers and is the my most recent example of flower pressing using my new flower press. Once pressed I use I illustrate them using water colour. # Art and craft # Flowers # Leaves # Illustration # water colour.

#ColorADay The light was beginning to fade when I saw this fallen tree on the shoreline in County Kerry and the near absence of daylight made this an irresistible shot. # trees # ocean # nature

#RockinTuesday Up in the Burren several hundred metres above Fanore in County Clare, west coast of Ireland. Hard to believe that 1,000s of years ago this area was one massive glacier, which is responsible for most of the wildflowers being here at this time of the year. # wild flowers # nature

#PaintByWords A collection of hydrangeas.

#ColourADay This flower caught my attention because it had not just colour, but also form and texture. The rain drops added an extra dimension. # flowers # colour # form # beauty

#ColorADay Last year we had a family of foxes living close by. Each evening between one and three of them would come and sit patiently in the neighbouring field hoping someone would throw them unwanted bread. When that happened it led to fights between foxes and crows. # nature # landscapes

#FlyDay Cruising along the Rhine two water birds decided to swim in front of our cruiser, but wisely decided it was safer to fly out of harm’s way. #Rivercruising #Waterbirds #Nature

#WackyWednesdayArt These two images capture the the essence of this part of Galway, Ireland and captivate visitors. # Tourism # Ireland # Street Art

#RockInTuesday If you want rocks head to the Burren on the west coast of Ireland, where this shot was captured. # landscapes # mountains # Burren # rocks

#BlueSkyMonday Spotted this Bloody Cranesbill among the wild flowers at about 1,500 feet up on the Burren on the west coast of Ireland in County Clare. Scientifically these flowers are not native to Ireland, but carried to Fanore by the glacier. # wild flowers # the Burren # west coast # Fanore

#WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt Visited Galway (Ireland) recently and wandered around the ‘Latin Quarter’? -not sure if that’s what it’s called - and found several examples of street art.

#ColorADay Last year we stayed in this holiday cottage on the very edge of the Burren in the north of County Clare in Ireland. The Burren is a limestone area of between 250 and 560 kilometres 1,000s of years old and known for its amazing wild flowers. # landscapes # limestone pavements # cottages