St Patrick's Day 2009

Started murky with heavy mist, but by lunchtime the sun was shining and the day was good.

Made Colcannon for the workshop for the first time - a great success.

it really felt like spring today - a great portent for the year ahead!

Ancient Field marking exposed in the snow between Bryansford to Hilltown.

September 2008

The sun sets on a beautiful September day, casting a ruby hue over Luke's Mountain, Slievenaglogh and Slieve Bernagh.

Carlingford Lough

Taken from The Flagstaff Viewpoint, near Newry County Down 22 September

Shimna River

Shimna River; Salmon's Leap 20 February 2007

Yesterday the Mournes saw a day of torrential rain 

February Frost

 

witch hazel in bloom

 

 

Turnip House

Turnip House Summer 2006
 

Mourne Mountains

Newcastle, County Down 23 May 2006

A fine morning between the weather fronts!
 

12 May 2006

Looking down towards Clonachullion Hill from Fofanny


 

On The Slopes of Slieve Gullion

Climbed up today with Chocolate the dog, beautifully sunny on the lower slopes, cloud and wind higher up.

The highest passage tomb in Ireland is on the top - 576 m high!

 

Easter 2006

Looking North towards Tullaree Hill
 

Easter 2006

Looking South towards Clonachullion Hill

Doan from the Bann Road to Lough Shannagh

 

3 April 2006

Slieve Bignian
 

24 March 2006
The larches are coming into leaf and are intensly spring green!
This is not colour enhanced!
 

16 March 2006
Slieve Commedagh, The Mourne Wall and Tollymore Park

 

15 March 2006

I've been away at the Manchester Irish Festival - great people, in it's 11th year and better every time - except for the snow!

Back home now to St Patrick's Day here - the gorse is in abundance


 

Blackbird

This blackbird comes to the garden every day. Today he was sitting in the cherry tree outside the back door.