Recent Photos From Our Flickr Stream

Sunset on the Rocks

Sunset on the central Oregon coast, taken from the Nye Beach area of Newport, Oregon with a view towards the Yaquina Head Lighthouse seen in the distance.

Spring On The River Lee

This is a pedestrian bridge leading onto the campus of University College Cork which is one of the most beautiful college campuses I have seen. I think even more so now that it is spring and everything is so green.

Can I Help You?

This guy came right up to our bedroom window at our rental in Eugene, Oregon looking for something to eat. We saw several other deer wander through the property from time to time during our one month stay in the summer of 2019 at this particular property.

The Passerelle des Deux Rives

This beautiful bridge, dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists, was completed in 2004 and spans the Rhine River connecting Strasbourg in France with Kehl in Germany. There is a park on either side of the Rhine where the bridge is located. This was taken from the Kehl side.

Reflections of Cork, The Blue Jacket Version

Another of the many angles of Cork reflected in the River Lee. This one with a person in a blue jacket to add a touch of human interest.

Great Tailed Grackle

This was taken in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico a couple of years ago. I don't have a strong telephoto lens, so for shots like this I end up needing to crop a lot. The photo had a plain blue sky behind the bird, so in the spirit of Sliders Sunday I added a texture from ON1 Photo Raw.

Textured and Reflected Stairs

A bit of an abstract is made by these stairs and their reflections along the Rhone River in Arles, France.

The Blue Bells of Cork

These are from the garden behind the apartment we are staying in. It was quite windy the day I took this and that combined with the fact that I can no longer hold my camera as steady as I used to, I did not get the sharpness I wanted. I took many shots, and this was the best of the lot. Nevertheless, I love the colors of these flowers.

The Narrow Streets of Avignon

I do not remember the exact location of this street in Avignon, France, but I love how narrow it is and how it looks like a long narrow canyon through the city.

Blue Hour in Cork

This is another photo from my walk the other evening when it was very cloudy and everything looked gray including the "blue hour". At least the colorful buildings and lights helped to brighten the scene a bit.

Top Level Meeting

Another photo taken in Madrid, Spain that I feel works well in monochrome.

Gentle Stairway

Really kind of a cross between a pathway and a stairway, this is one of many trails through the parks and grounds of the temples in Kyoto, Japan.

A Gray Evening in Cork

One of the last times I went out with my camera it was a bit of a stormy gray evening. But the wind was fairly calm, so there were some decent reflections. Here we see St. Patrick's Bridge and the buildings along the River Lee reflected nicely along with the gray sky.

People Who Live in Glass Houses, Monochrome Monday Version

I posted a color version this photo a few years ago and recently revisited it and decided I like it better in black and white. The place is a wine tasting room located on the eighth floor of The City of Wine in Bordeaux, France (La Cité du Vin). The views from here were spectacular. Happy Monochrome Monday!

The Streets of Arles

I had photographed this spot a few times but was never happy with the image that I got. One day the light had a more golden tone to it, and then this women came around the corner, and viola - a great candidate for a Sliders Sunday Edition.

The Streets of Arles

This was taken a little over two years ago when we visited Arles, France. We were there in February, and as you can see it was fairly quiet. That is the well-known Arles Amphitheater on the left, and visible in the background is the steeple of Église Couvent des Cordeliers.

Bellas Artes San Miguel de Allende

This is a view down one of the corridors of the courtyard at Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Also called El Nigromante Cultural Center, it was built in the mid 1700s as a convent and is now an art school. The lovely courtyard offers a quiet respite from the hustle and bustle of the streets of the town. At the end of the corridor you can see a beautiful mural, one of several that adorn the walls of the building and were painted by former students.

Butterfly Tree

Okay, this is not really a butterfly, but it sure reminded me of one the way these leaves happened to be unfolding.

Over The River

On my walk around town the other day I saw this small tree jutting out over the river with its fresh spring growth of leaves. What made it stand out was the sunlight hitting it which was quite dramatic against the dark waters of the river below. I am always amazed at how plant life, and especially in this case a small tree, can grow out of a rock wall.

Cork Reflections

Sullivan's Quay, Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, the South Gate Bridge are all reflected along with the cloudy sky in the River Lee.

Spider From Japan

Not sure what kind of spider this is, but we saw several of them while exploring the area around Hakone, Japan. We spotted this one in the Hakone Open-Air Sculpture Museum.

A Rough Day at the Office

The next time you find yourself complaining about a day at work, think about these window cleaners on a skyscraper in Tokyo. We watched them start at the top, working their way down the building, each covering about three columns of windows, swinging back and forth with their squeegees. Very fascinating to watch

I'm Melting.... Or Feeling Wobbly On Sliders Sunday

A bit of fun with one of my reflections shots along the River Lee in Cork, Ireland. These are the buildings along Morrison's Quay - I really like how the reflections worked out this day with just enough of a breeze to make for a small amount of distortion.