Wanderings around Dublin

The leafy banks of the Grand Canal, Dublin

a favourite spot of poet Patrick Kavanagh.

Whose figure has been sculpted, sitting on a bench

Alongside the canal.

Nearby Raglan Road, made famous when the poem

was sung by Luke Kelly of The Dubliners.

All images, Hipstamatic

Sergio Lens, Maximus LXIX Film

The Forty Foot, Sandycove, Dublin

The Forty Foot,

famous bathing place

near Joyce's Martello Tower,

Sandycove, Dublin.

People swim here every day

come rain or shine.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, BlacKeys B+W Film

Powerscourt, Dublin

Another beautiful garden

partly Italian style

laid out with

stunning views of Sugarloaf,

the Wicklow hills.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Ancient beech

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Japanese Garden

Hipstamatic, Loftus Lens, DC Film

Long shadows across the lawn.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, D-Type Plate Film

Clouds and Angels

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

St. Patrick's Well, Tipperary

At St Patrick’s Well the sun

Breaks through swift moving clouds

A dancing shimmer of light on

Rippled water, so clean and clear

Bubbles rise from the small yellow stones

That form the lake bed, luxuriant

In vegetation fed by spring water,

Rich in oxygen.

The light reflects around the small hollow

A clearing in ancient woodland

Worn stone walls, a chapel’s ruins,

Catch the brilliance of the sun

As it flickers through swaying branches

Shadows dance across Celtic symbols

Carved in blocks of weathered stone.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Rain Laden Skies

Churchyard at Kilcash, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

The clouds gather

Oppressive and grey.

Across the valley,

Distant Comeragh mountains,

Green and sharp in the clear air,

A warning of rain on the way.

Hipstamatic, Foxy Lens, Sugar Film

Calm spring weather

A beautiful spring afternoon at Skerries, Ireland.

The bay calm and clear,

Reflecting the clouds floating past

A feeling of warmth in the atmosphere.

Hipstamatic, James M Lens, Ina's 1969 Film

Irish Summer

River Suir, Kilsheelan, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.

A peaceful end to a summer day, the clear air holds the light long after sunset.

Hipstamatic, John S lens, Ina's 1969 Film.

Dublin Bay, the old power station viewed through the gentleman's bathing point, North Wall.

Hipstamatic, John S lens, BlacKeys B+W film.

Petrol Pump

The grounds of an old Irish college contained this relic of a petrol pump.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Claunch 72 Monochrome Film

Summer Days

A July day in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Fields of barley ripening under the summer sun as cumulus clouds gather on the distant horizon bringing a threat of rain on this peaceful day.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Claunch 72 Monochrome Film