I got delayed posting this with my travels at the start of the week. I could hold it over to next week but I figured I’d just post it today. Last weekend a street performer on Grafton St entertained the crowds on what was one of the first really spring like weekends of the year. He put on a pretty good act and got lots of interaction from the crowd, especially when he cycled his giraffe unicycle through them. I’d guess this was deliberate but the crowd definitely didn’t expect it.
I normally sleep on early morning flights but was awake this morning and saw a beautiful sunrise from above the red clouds. In a about 2 minutes the clouds went from grey to bright red and back again.
Unfortunately despite my early start this morning I have a touch of insomnia tonight so I’m lying awake posting pictures when I should be fast asleep for tomorrows meetings. I should have stayed away from the espresso after dinner.
Went into town on Saturday to do my usual wander around the shops, get a coffee and take photos. A street performer on Grafton St occupied me for a while and will probably make a post later in the week (after another bloody business trip). On the way to meet my fiancee and some friends for dinner and a few drinks I crossed the Ha’Penny bridge and joined the crowd photographing a stunning sunset over the Liffey. It did make me a bit late for dinner but sure twas worth it, she has grown very tolerant of me vanishing with a camera.
Happy Valentine’s Day. A graffiti heart from a pillar on Bank of Ireland College Green.
Work has brought me to Paris on several occasions lately. It’s a beautiful city but since it’s a work trip I’m limited to carrying an iPhone for photos since my carry on it full with a laptop, notebook and printouts. I love the old style metro signs and the architecture. Have to arrange a vacation trip there in the next few months.
Yesterday I went to a months mind mass in Templebraden church in Limerick. The weekend had been wet and stormy so the wet stone made the church appear almost black, the effect was magnified by Hipstamatic on my iPhone. Yes the shot is very underexposed but I like it for that reason. It is a lovely little church, built in 1884, and was packed for Sunday mass, something you cant say about many other churchs in Ireland today. Hopefully I’ll get to go back there sometime with a better camera and more time to take photos.