Happy Christmas to all on #bluesky Clearly late for the start, the photo's from the 'Santa Run' in Oxford City...

The morning sun through the stained glass window of St. Mary's Collegiate church, never fails to deliver it's beauty. #Youghal, Co. Cork. Ireland's oldest, still in use, church, dating from the 13 century (1220). #church #altar #stainedglass #colours #photography #buildings #irelandsancienteast

Disused railway line at Bushmills, Co. Antrim. Also home to the world's oldest, licenced whiskey distillery with a license issued in 1608. #railway #railtrack #b&wphotography #photography #whiskey #bushmills #trains #Antrim

A Crane being 'Murdered'.....? #crows #birds #crane #blackandwhite #B&W #photography #wildlife #StoneTheCrows

Towards the altar at St. Mary's Collegiate church, #Youghal, Co. Cork. Ireland's oldest, still in use, church, dating from the 13 century (1220). #church #altar #stainedglass #colours #photography #buildings #irelandsancienteast

Pretty in Pink, Flamingos in #Fotawildlifepark #fota Co. Cork, #ireland #flamingo #wildlife #naturephotography #birds #pink #wildlifephotography

Statue & Fountain at Blenheim Palace Estate Woodstock, Oxfordshire, the ancestral home of Churchill... #statue #palace #Oxford #photography #statelyhomes #sculpture #Oxfordshire

The day the circus came to #Youghal town. Elephants paraded around the streets and then on to the beach for a run in the sand. #elephants #circus #wildlife #harlequin #photography #streetphotography #eastcork

The 'Dark Hedges' famous for location shoots in the "Game of Thrones" series,the trees have become one of the most photographed natural phenomena in Northern Ireland. #darkhedges #trees #hedgerows #gameofthrones #armoy #countyantrim #blackandwhite #b&w #photography

Gannet on the Saltee Islands off the coast of Co.Wexford. #gannett #birds #wildlife #bluesky #islands #photography #CountyWexford #Saltees

A watery sunrise on the road to Lísmore, Co, Waterford. #sunrise #fields #waterysun #landscapes #photography #CountyWaterford #lismore #green

Now that's magic: I thought I saw Aladdins Lamp in cloud form over Lough Leane at Ross Castle in Killarney. #clouds #reflections #lakes #photography #sky #nature #killarney #kerry #Ireland

Riding out on Waterford's 'Copper Coast' #cycling #coppercoast #CountyWaterford #roadcycling #photography #bluesky

Towards Co. Waterford. Sunrise on the Blackwater over Youghal. #rivers #sunrise #boats #youghal #visitcork #irelandsancienteast #sunrisephotography

Daniel at Magdalen College Quad, Oxford. #b&wphotography #blackandwhite #b#w #Oxford #OxfordUniversity #silhouette #photography

A wet day in Youghal, Co Cork at 'Moby Dick's pub. The opening harbour scenes were filmed here, with the cast, Houston, Peck, et al, partaking in a few pints of #Guinness between shoots. #visitcork #pubs #black&white #b&wphotography #filmlocation #mobydick

Out of the Mist, County Waterford, #ireland #b&w #photography #trucks #landscapes

At Ballycotton, East Cork on the cliff walk. #landscapes #ballycotton