<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Jennifer first brought me to the bustling seaside town of Bundoran 11 years ago. Then as now we experienced blue skies and sunshine. This time we got to linger a few days and explore and even take one or two photos. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 537, Bundoran’ 8s f/10 ISO100 15mm
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" In quite a dramatic departure from the beautiful Irish landscapes I simply had to capture a scene from the bar. Some might call this landscape equally as beautiful except for the odd one out! Despite the offerings on tap (pun unintended) we chose to round off the evening with hot Irish … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Just a few kilometers east of the popular northern seaside town of Budoran a very special meeting is taking place. When this swimmer emerged from his evening dip in the the cold North Atlantic sea he looked up at me and yelled, ‘how did you find me?’. He could very well … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" An old castle had to turn up sooner or later. It seems almost every large Irish town has a castle of note and Mallow is no different. I’m not sure how old the ruins of this old castle are but at least they are maintain well enough to create a safe … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" I feel a certain reluctance to post my day’s next image when the last was especially dear to me. This time, especially hard but of course the next day comes and the one after that and so on and so on. This image captured some of the incredibly beautiful roadside flowers … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Our gorgeous wedding bands were hand made by Benjamin Manning for our special day, the 14th June 2013. Mine is white gold formed over my late father’s gold wedding ring while Jennifer’s is white gold formed over her grandmother’s rose gold wedding ring. From the outside they are simple, beautiful and … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" The Hibernian Hotel in the main street of Mallow was where I stayed the night before the big day. Even at nearly 11 o’clock in the evening the sky seemed surreal with the brilliant royal blue of maritime twilight. I love the old world feels of buildings like this one with … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" I did not get to explore this building any more than wander past the outside and capture some images. I can however imaging how once these stables on the Longueville House property held beautiful horses which would have been used both for recreation and for hunting. Looking up I can’t help … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Auntie Nellie’s Sweet Shop in the main street of Mallow reminded me of old period movies where children would frequent candy shops transforming a few pennies into yummy morsels of candy, liquorice, and jelly beans in big brown paper bags. For my own memory ‘Willy Wonka’ comes to mind but sadly … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" The courtyard of Longueville House is a beautiful place in its own right. As both the service entrance and guest access to the grounds it is a lovely place to linger in the grounds and watch the comings and goings of the property operations. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 528, The Courtyard’ … Read more