Tag Archives: #wind

Seaside Saturday – Name Your Storm?

Posted on 09/02/2019 by aj vosse

There was a time… when, in honour of the tempestuous temperaments of the fairer variety of homo-sapiens, that storms/ cyclones/ hurricanes/ typhoons/ tropical depressions and the other assortments of fun weather phenomena, were named after said fairer beings. Alas… in … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Factual Opinion, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Seasons | Tagged #Arklow, #Avoca River, #clouds, #colour, #contrast, #humour, #inspiration, #Irish Sea, #light, #motivation, #questions, #rainbow 🌈, #rant, #sea, #Seaside Saturday, #storm 🌬, #tongue in cheek 😈, #wave, #weather, #wind, emotions, harbour, PC, seascape, SJW, water | 13 Comments

Seaside Saturday – Storm Clouds!

Posted on 02/02/2019 by aj vosse

We’ve had a bit of winter this week… yep, show on the hills… wind off the sea… chilly wind! But… winter is good… for wild photography! The colours lie… I promise! That wind whipping off the sea carried ice crystals … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Photography, Seasons, Travel | Tagged #clouds, #colour, #Irish Sea, #sea, #Seaside Saturday, #sky, #wind, #winter ❄, cold, snow | 4 Comments

Whooppee Wednesday Weather!

Posted on 30/01/2019 by aj vosse

Yesterday it was all about mellow yellow… but I did mention the chance of fluffy white snow falling about. We went for a walk… why not, it was bright! OK… for you good folk who don’t know about cold… the … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Factual Opinion, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Seasons, Travel, Walking | Tagged #Arklow, #Avoca River, #clouds, #Co Wicklow, #humour, #Irish landscape, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #sky, #story 📖, #weather, #wind, #winter ❄, cold, snow, South Africa, Walking | 6 Comments

Merry Monday –

Posted on 28/01/2019 by aj vosse

There’s lots of stuff to share… but, as a colonialist leader was once rumoured to have said… so much to do, so little time… True… not my words! Anyhow… the waves of time wash over us… so, why don’t I briefly … Continue reading →

Posted in AJ's Novel, Photography, Travel, Walking, Writing | Tagged #autobiographical, #colour, #creative writing, #green energy, #Irish Sea, #Mono Monday, #monochrome, #motivation, #networking, #short story 📚, #storyteller 💬😎, #time 🕛, #wave, #wind, seascape, True Stories & OL | 15 Comments

Tuesday’s Traffic Trouble…

Posted on 18/12/2018 by aj vosse

I mentioned yesterday that we had a storm sweeping by. I took this photo while passing an incident on the N11, close to Bray in County Wicklow. The emergency services were blocking the left lane of the road so we … Continue reading →

Posted in #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Factual Opinion, Local Places, Photography, Seasons, Travel | Tagged #Bray, #Co Wicklow, #light, #rain 🌧☂, #storm 🌬, #travel 🛫, #trees 🌳, #weather, #wind, #winter ❄, cars, road signs, streets, traffic | 1 Comment

Monday Mono – as the Crow Flies…

Posted on 17/12/2018 by aj vosse

Well, technically speaking… as the crows fly! There are two of them, if my last count was correct. The photo was taken on Saturday afternoon… as the last bit of Storm Deirdre swept by… and oh boy, did she sweep! … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Factual Opinion, Photography, Seasons, The Birds and the Bees, Travel | Tagged #B&W, #bird watching, #birds, #colour, #flying, #Irish Sea, #Mono Monday, #monochrome, #motivation, #rain 🌧☂, #sea, #storm 🌬, #tongue in cheek 😈, #wildlife photography, #wind, #winter ❄, Christmas, crows, grey, seagull, seascape | 2 Comments

Seaside Saturday – Fresh Light

Posted on 24/11/2018 by aj vosse

One noticeable benefit of winter is the aftermath of the storms… the air is clean, if maybe a little too crisp. It seems to me as if the light concentrates finer details. Am I talking porkies? I won’t have a … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Seasons, Travel, Walking | Tagged #Arklow, #beach, #beauty, #blue, #clouds, #Co Wicklow, #colour, #Irish Sea, #light, #photography 📷, #sea, #Seaside Saturday, #sky, #storm 🌬, #wind, #winter ❄ | 2 Comments

Rainbow Wonder!

Posted on 21/11/2018 by aj vosse

The clouds came… they rained on us but at times they lifted… slightly! I was out and about, looking for fun photos. Next, I spotted the rainbow stubs… and tried to align myself to get the old factory bracketed… but … Continue reading →