Lahinch

Just before Christmas I headed off to visit my brother in Lahinch. Twas a glorius day and got a couple of nice shots.



Reflections on Lough Derg - just passed Ballina and Killaloe on the way to Ennis from the Limerick road. It was a random spot just off the road which grabbed my eye.




Sun setting over Lahinch - taken somewhere between Doolin and Lahinch on the back road.

Cold Damp Glendo

Very few of us braved the coldness of last Sunday of Glendalough. The day was most certainly short lived. Conditions weren't bad - but the sun never came out, the skies were dull and it just felt baltic.

Christmas Cheer

I'm an attempt at being festive and joining the Christmas spirit - we drank lots of mulled wine and decorated the house... well the boys did - I laughed a lot and got my camera at the ready...




Funky psycho-dellic lights now line the stairway to the rest of the house...

Susan and Simon

Congratulations Sue and Simon!! and what a lovely wedding. Great to see old and new friends gathering around to celebrate their marriage. In weather that has been typical of the last few weeks - it rained pretty much the entire day but that didn't put a dampener on things.



It gave a great start to Christmas celebrations - mince pies, mulled wine, christmas trees and carol singers.

Can't Believe its December...

.... and only 18 days till Christmas. My time back in Ireland seems to be flying by. I am still not sure what to make of being back home - happy, sad or indifferent. Its certainly taking some getting used to.

Presently, I am working with SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) sources potential reviewers for various research grants in the Maths/Computational field. Its certainly filling my time and paying my bills and quite interesting. It has given me a little insight into what the Foundation does and how it works. Its a really nice work atmosphere.

I couldn't believe the Irish Times on Monday when I saw this photogragh. Is this an effect of global warming or a once off? None-the-less - a wave you might expect off the coast of Hawaii - but Ireland? At least they are shark infested waters :)


Photograph: Mickey Smith
South African Duncan Scott catching a wave that was estimated to tower eight times his height off Mullaghmore, Co Sligo, on Saturday morning