Travels in Ireland Early 2014

Two recent trips to Ireland produced a selection of images:

These amazing lenticular clouds in a pile d'assiettes stack of plates formation had formed over the Wicklow Mountains, south of Dublin and were captured whilst driving down towards Kilkenny,

March 2014.

I love the starkness of this tree, caught by a patch of daylight filtering down through thick pine forest.

Sunlight, rainbow and storm over a fast flowing River Suir near Cahir in late January

Beautiful soft green woodland captured in the Galtee Mountains, Co. Tipperary, January 2014

January also brought storms and strong winds as a series of lows swept across Britain and Ireland

the next three images capture one of the stormy days seen across Dublin Bay.

Sunlight and Storm, Dublin Bay

March saw calmer weather but still rapid changes of light on the coast, this is Howth Harbour, north of Dublin on a late March afternoon.

The waters of Dublin Bay seen from Sandycove Point near the Forty Foot, a well known bathing place, and the James Joyce Martello Tower.

Black and Gold Autumn Days in Dublin

A recent visit to Dublin during beautiful cold crisp autumn days

and a long overdue visit to the Guinness Storehouse, one of the most

popular tourist attractions in Ireland.

Amazing architecture inside the old brewery which has been converted to this tourist attraction,

seven storeys of glass and iron inside a huge pint glass.

The "Made of More" sculpture which features much of the Guinness advertising used over the years.

 A welcome sight inside the Gravity bar on the seventh floor,

the perfect pint of Guinness awaits its final top up.

 You can enjoy your pint whilst viewing the city of Dublin from one of its tallest buildings.

   "The Power and The Glory".

A lovely sky to end the day, the view across Dublin Bay towards the old power station at sunset.

A lonely cloud high in the sky as the sun sets below the Wicklow Hills.