Bog

The cast of characters

May 2, 2020

Obviously lockdown is taking its toll, and we have started naming the wildlife in lieu of having pets or any other human contact. We’ve covered young Kenny Leveret before: There’s also a small bird that […]

Bog

Sunset pics

April 28, 2020

Went out to the top of the drive with a long lens (Fuji 50-230mm) and a very short one (Samyang 12mm fisheye) around sunset.

Bog

A frosty reception

March 20, 2020

The weather got very cold again – walking on the bog, the sphagnum moss crunched underfoot, unlike its usual squelchy/springy response. The light was exceptionally bright though – the first field benefitted from it a […]

Bog

Good day, sunshine

March 19, 2020

There is plenty of mud on the ground, which is business as usual, but at least we can be out getting some fresh air and a hint of daylight.

Bog

Back to the bog

March 18, 2020

After the total non-event of Saint Patrick’s Day, we head up to the house on the bog to see how things are going. It turns out that things are going pretty well, apart from the […]

General

The empty streets of Cork

March 16, 2020

We wandered around Cork today, a surreal experience with so few people on the streets. Tomorrow is Saint Patrick’s Day, which will have no pubs open and all the parades cancelled. People are being optimistic, […]

Holiday

[Not] raining in Baltimore

March 15, 2020

As our enforced staycation continues (due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis), we headed to West Cork for the day, taking in a few towns on the way to our final stop in Bantry. There seemed […]

Bog

Apocalypse when?

February 29, 2020

Obviously horsemen (or women) of any kind are not to be welcomed, but it seems like some of the classic ones are very busy visiting people right now. We’ve been on the receiving end of […]