Monthly Archives: September 2021

Lens-Artists Challenge #167 – The Colours of Autumn

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Here in Ireland the leaves are only just beginning to change – here a horse chestnut tree from last week just changing to its autumn colours.

  • Horse chestnut

The following images are from last autumn. This year we have lots of red haw berries again – they say it is the sign of a hard winter to come.

  • Hawthorn berries

Lime trees turn a wonderful shade of yellow.

  • Lime tree leaves

And I love to watch the larch trees change from my kitchen window.

  • Larch

While the days can be dull and grey the leaves bring a bit of sunshine.

Lens-Artists Challenge #164 – Looking Up/Down

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This week we are being encouraged to look up and down. In nature there is much to see above our heads. Like wonderful birds soaring.

  • Gull in flight

But I think I spend more of my time looking down, especially as bees and flowers!!

  • Large carder (Bombus muscorum) bee on common burdock

Lens-Artists Challenge #163 – Keep walking

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I love going for a walk, especially if exploring new places. This summer, we had a chance to visit Annagh Head near French Port (Portnafrankagh) on the Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo. There were stunning views of the Atlantic.

And wild rocky coastlines.

The area has many amazing ancient Gneiss metamorphic rock formations.

Out at sea a blue fishing boat.

And then to top it all off – a whole pop of beautiful dolphins.