OK so the fact that The Liberties is right at the top of Ireland means you can expect more than your fair share of precipitation - that's a given. But occasionally the sun does break through and when it does we do like to avail of it and top up our Vitamin D levels. Of course we burn - we’re Irish. I'm not one for sitting in the sun but I still have a permanent farmer's tan in the summer months - head, neck and lower arms red, everywhere else white. So be it. But on a quick visit to Belfast's Botanic Gardens it was nice to see so many people outside on the grass, doing nothing in particular, just sitting enjoying the sun.
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| Botanic Gardens, Belfast, Spring 2022. OM4ti, 24mm Zuiko, HP5+, HC-110 on Ilford MG Classic fibre paper. I'd definitely be the one in the shade of the tree if I was in this shot instead of being behind the camera - which I find is usually the best place for me. |
A lovely summer scene. I would be in the shade with you.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Indeed - 5 minutes in the sun and I go a nice shade of crimson :(
DeleteNicely balanced shot. I’d be hiding too. Pasty. You’ve not got an exclusive on the rain in Northern Ireland. I did the Ring of Kerry some years ago and it threw it down the whole time!
ReplyDeleteThanks CD. Ach that's a shame for your Kerry trip. I can just imagine. If we could count on decent weather, I don't think we'd ever have an excuse to leave Ireland but I have to admit it is very pleasant wandering around somewhere balmy in the evening (eg, Italy in late September). We don't do balmy here.
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