Raining Frogs?

We have had a few beautiful days of sun, light winds and starry clear nights. This week in August every year there are amazing night skies with shooting stars (Perseids) in the northern sky. Check out the Astronomy Ireland website for more details. If you are blessed with clear skies then you owe it to yourself…

Beautiful Beech

Note: not all of my images made it through the import process, some were lost in a photo sharing program I used to use. I am every day amazed by the loveliness that is around me here on the hill. How lucky am I to live here?

Whitethorn Flowers

Note: not all of my images made it through the import process, some were lost in a photo sharing program I used to use. This spring there were really beautiful whitethorn (hawthorn) flowers to be seen across the countryside. Our own whitethorns were not as spectacular as last year and I have been told that often…

More Spring Flowers

Note: not all of my images made it through the import process, some were lost in a photo sharing program I used to use. Here are a few more photos from springtime which I didn’t get around to putting up until now, enjoy… These are common flowers found in the shelter of hedgerows and easily overlooked…