Weekly Photo Challenge : Local

This photo was taken at evening time in Maynooth, Co Kildare.   It is part of Maynooth Castle, a ruin of a 12th century castle, and the walls still look as solid as the day they were built.     This was the local place of employment for most of Maynooth in past centuries, as the castle was known as one of the richest and largest estates in the locality.

Maynooth Castle

 

Wordless Wednesday : Watching the Sun go down in Dublin

Sunset over St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, Dublin

 

Weekly Photo Challenge : Landscape

My photos for this challenge were  taken at Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, when we spent Christmas there a year ago.   The distant hills, the water of the lake, and the cloudy sky, all make it a sunset to remember, and it is the time of the evening when you grab a beer, or a gin and tonic, and sit outside and watch the ever changing landscape.

Usually the sun sets very quickly in Africa.  One minute the sun is there, and you can almost see it sinking down below the horizon, but the reflections that follow are always memorable.

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Color Your World : Cotton Candy

Sunset at Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

Just before the sun sets, and darkness falls,

The African skies have so many colours

Even a hint of Cotton Candy

 

Wordless Wednesday : The Good Life

Valletta in the Evening Sun

Valletta, Malta

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge : Colourful Monotones

Sunset in Africa

I hope you enjoy my colourful monochromes of African skies, check out Cee’s blog for more!

A storm on the way

Also linked to Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week Challenge

A Moment in Time

One, two, three, Jump

Fleeting moments that we capture on camera bring back good memories of something that would otherwise be only a memory.  This photo was taken on a hilltop in the Matopos, near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe a few years ago where we went to watch the sunset while having a few ‘sundowners’.    Some of us can jump higher than others!

Linked to WPC : Ephemeral

Sunday Stills : Clouds

A perfect sight

Clouds at sunset or sunrise turn an ordinary glow into something far more interesting, don’t you agree?

Garrettstown beach, Co. Cork

And on a warm summer’s day, a few white fluffy clouds are always welcome!

Check out Sunday Stills for more clouds.

Skywatch Friday : This Is Africa

Linked to Skywatch Friday