#blarney — Public Fediverse posts

Sorry, no diesel

I walked past Blarney Autos this morning and clocked the “SORRY NO DIESEL” sign on a car blocking the diesel pumps there. The fuel protests have been rumbling on around the country for days now, refineries are ringed by placards, and the knock-on is landing on forecourts like this one. It doesn’t help tha...

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/09/sorry-no-diesel/

#BlackAndWhite #Blarney #Cork #diesel #forecourt #FuelProtest #Ireland #NoFuel #StreetPhotography #TriaExpress

Sorry, no diesel

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/09/sorry-no-diesel/

Northern Lights Over North Cork

You don’t expect to stand in a field north of Blarney and watch the northern lights, but here we are. Last night the aurora put on a show visible well into southern Ireland. Bands of pink and magenta hung across the sky, bleeding into that unmistakable green glow along the horizon. To the naked eye nothing could be seen, but the camera pulled out colours that made the whole scene look otherworldly.

A passing car lit up the bare trees on the ridge at just the right moment, backlighting them with a warm glow that played off the green aurora behind. It was one of those happy accidents you couldn’t plan if you tried. Even the electricity poles added something, a reminder that this was a country road in Cork, not the Arctic Circle. These events have become more frequent as we near solar maximum, so keep an eye on the Kp index and have a dark-sky spot in mind, because the next one might be even better.

A colourful sunrise

It was one of those mornings where the sun shone on the clouds from below the horizon and filled the sky with fiery colours!

I’ve been working on a WordPress plugin called Cloud Cover Forecast. It will show you the low, mid, and high clouds for a particular location in a block on your site. It’s inspired by Clear Outside. If you have a blog, take it for a whirl and let me know if it works for you! It’s not on WordPress.org yet, so you’ll have to install it manually by uploading the zip file.

#Blarney #Cork #dramaticClouds #Ireland #IrishLandscape #morningLight #morningSky #naturalBeauty #orangeSky #Photo #Photography #silhouettePhotography #Sky #Sun #sunrise

Golden Dawn Through the Trees

This morning, the sun rose through a beautiful orange haze. This was some 600m away through the eye of a long lens, and it looked even better in real life.

#atmosphericLandscape #Blarney #Cork #goldenHour #Ireland #mistyForest #morningLight #naturePhotography #orangeSky #Photo #scenicView #silhouette #Sky #Sun #sunrise #tranquilScene #woodlandSilhouettes

The Blues Brothers in Action

The Cannonball Run brought a burst of excitement to the streets of Blarney back in 2018 despite the rain that day. It appears I only posted one photo from that day before. I must dig out more!

https://inphotos.org/2025/03/31/the-blues-brothers-in-action/

#photo #photography #Cork #Ireland #Blarney #Cannonball #StreetPhotography

It snowed this morning

It snowed for the first time this winter in Blarney. It was raining so, at least around here, the snow didn’t settle on the roads. All the snow is gone by this stage, but it’s cold out. Hopefully, the wet ground doesn’t freeze.

#2024 #Blarney #Cork #Ireland #LongExposure #Photo #Photography #SamyangAF75mmF18FE #snow #SonyA7RV #sunrise

Yesterday, I noticed that Henry was warning us (in Blarney Photography Club) that there was likely going to be a great display of aurora borealis that night. I’m recovering from a cold, so I was just going to stay in and watch TV, which I did. Nothing was going to get me out into the cold night.

I woke up this morning around 2am and saw a message from my sister where she sent on a fabulous photo of the aurora in the sky over her home. Already feeling FOMO, that was the last straw and I got out of bed and drove down to the River Martin walk to photograph the sky silhouetted by the hills on either side. I hoped there would be some sort of reflection in the water of the pool, but it wasn’t strong enough.

I should have gone home then, but I’m glad I drove up to Waterloo Church and you can see some of the photos I took there too.

The temperature had dropped from 2.5C to 0.5C in the time I was out and my camera battery had gone from 57% to 0%, and a torch battery had succumbed to the cold too.

To my eyes, I could see a green glow, but the pink and purple were only really visible in the photos. I could make out the red in the sky behind the church, though. A remarkable display.

There’s a good chance of more aurora tonight. I need to lie down now for a nap. zzzz

https://inphotos.org/2024/10/11/the-october-24-aurora/

#2024 #aurora #Blarney #Cork #Ireland #LongExposure #Photo #Photography #SamyangAF24mmF28FE #SonyA7RV #waterloo

#stormAgnes #blarney
Lots of rain here yesterday, they've had to raise the bird hide up to the new level of the lake...

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#throwbackthursday

Coachford Junction, Cork and Muskerry Light Rail, Cork, #Ireland. Closed in 1934. Pics 2021

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_and_Muskerry_Light_Railway?wprov=sfla1

#oldCork #cork #corkCity #corkTourist #blarney
#rail #railway #oldCork #oldCorkPhotos #corkPhotos #mastodaoine #IrishMastodon #CorkMastodon

A few more from #summer #Filey #Blarney #Spain #photography #family