Fri, 04 November 2011 november woods, filtered
I took this photograph in the woods this evening, of the lowering sun filtered through trees.
Then I filtered the photo and added a frame that lent it an older look.
As the image changed on my computer screen I analysed the feelings it evoked, and eventually it synched with an emotional response I wanted to [...]
Tue, 09 August 2011 first shrooms
One of the events I look forward to in August is the return of the mushroom.
I love taking photographs of fungi, so I was delighted to discover this large colony of shrooms on a fallen tree in the forest today.
Alas the light was not the best, but this is a decent shot of one [...]
Wed, 03 August 2011 slanted
An old post, slanted deep in summer foliage, against the changable sky.
Summer in Ireland.
Wed, 27 July 2011 electric hugs and spinning
Last weekend I went to a Silent Disco in the Big Top – a venue that’s erected for the Galway Arts Festival every year.
The premise is that everyone is given a pair of wireless headphones, and there are two channels where different DJs compete for the crowd’s affections. At first I thought it would be [...]
Wed, 13 July 2011 escape artist
the shadow of the bars
can cast a longer shade
than the sentence served
behind them.
when their cold memory
dents recoiling skin
recall the first free breath
inhaled outside.
the gaol of the past
is the vital prison
for the escape artist
to crack.
Wed, 06 July 2011 graveyard red
During our brief sunny spell at the weekend I stopped into the Forthill Cemetery in Galway city, an old graveyard I’d never visited before.
It was ablaze with roses, and I seized the moment to take plenty of pictures, which was a good call as the lashing rain today probably stripped the bushes of their blooms [...]
Mon, 04 July 2011 festival season
This trio of buskers were offering up beautiful music on High Street in Galway on Saturday. It was a hot, sunny day, and the start of festival season in Galway.
Actually, from about March onwards Galway is the host of festival after festival, but it reaches its cultural peak during July. Tomorrow sees the start of [...]
Wed, 29 June 2011 donkey roll
In late April I visited Farmleigh House in the Phoenix Park, which was ablaze with flowers. The weather was warm, but the sun was ducking in and out of cloud cover, giving an inconsistent light to the photos I took that day – I went crazy taking snaps of the blooms. So much so I [...]
Mon, 20 June 2011 summer colony
I took this image the other day while walking my dog through a patch of woods I hadn’t been through before.
I noticed this colony of fungus attached of the bottom of a branch, which was just above eye level.
There are so many new things you can notice every day, if you just pay attention.
Mon, 13 June 2011 espresso day
I don’t normally fuel my day on an espresso, but this little cup is a new purchase and it demanded use!
It’s a piece of Paul Maloney Pottery, and I bought it because when I picked it up I felt like Goldilocks finding the perfect bed: it was a natural, comforable fit.
It’s as if the potter [...]
